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RED CAT, WHITE CAT
China and the Contradictions of "Market Socialism"
by Robert Weil
"Robert Weil has written a brilliant, powerfully argued book that
cuts through the hogwash pouring from the West and from China
about the 'miracle' of the Deng reforms. Weil shows how Deng's
use of 'capitalism to build socialism' results in the use of
'socialism to build capitalism.' This is powerful stuff,
must-reading for all those who care about the future
of humanity."
--William Hinton, author of "Fanshen" and "The Great Reversal"
After fifteen years of "reforms," China faces a fundamental
choice. Will it move toward private capitalism, or toward a
renewal of the collective and socialist basis of its
revolution?
RED CAT, WHITE CAT begins by examining the tensions growing
within "market socialism." Weil provides background on
"marketization," the class forces that produced it, and the
polarization and social dislocation that it is generating.
Weil offers a timely analysis of the growing tensions between
China and the United States and their roots in China's push to
lead in the world market. He also describes the continuing
contention between the legacies of Mao Zedong and Deng
Xiaoping. Finally, making the case for the inherent instability
of "market socialism," Weil offers a challenging perspective on
China after Deng, and the implications for the economic and
political situation worldwide.
Robert Weil teaches sociology and Asian studies at the college
level. He taught for a year at Jilin University of Technology in
Changchun, China.
0-85345-968-1 paper/$16.00
0-85345-967-3 cloth/$32.00/288 pp.
Economics/International Studies/China
chapters:
Introduction: The "Third Way"
China at the Brink
Of Time and the Changjiang:
Chinese History Past, Present, and Future
Of Human Rights and Wrongs:
China and the United States
Meiguo, Zhongguo: "America the Beautiful"
versus "China the Central"
Mao and Deng: "One-and-a-Half-"
or "Two-Line" Struggle?
Conclusion: The Motive Force of History
Notes
Index