Mao and the Economic Stalinization of China, 1948-1953

In the first systematic study of its kind, Hua-yu Li tackles one of the most important unresolved mysteries of the early history of the People''s Republic of China_the economic policy shift of 1953. As a result of this policy shift, the moderate economic policies of ''New Democracy'' were abruptly terminated_much sooner than specified by the official party line_and replaced with a radical Stalinis...