Eve of Socialist Market Economy: The 2nd-Phase Reform

By far, the 10-year evolutionary reform has enabled China to experience the power of the “invisible hand” in the marketization of a planned economy which consisted of diverse interest groups, both individuals and institutions.

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China’s Economy: Towards 2049

China’s Economy: Towards 2049

Chenyi Yu

China’s Economy: Towards 2049

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Chenyi Yu Foreign Languages College Zhejiang Wanli University Ningbo, Zhejiang, China

ISBN 978-981-15-9226-3 ISBN 978-981-15-9227-0 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9227-0

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Foreword

While studying the history of the world, we would often feel amazed at the various miracles accomplished by mankind. To a large extent, it is these miracles that have accelerated the progress of civilization. In the global economic arena, although the emergence of China as an important player is believed by many of its counterparts a miracle, by taking a step back in the time tunnel, it can be noticed that this is not a pure emergence; rather, it is a re-emergence because until the late nineteenth century, despite the irreversible decline under the Qing Dynasty’s reign, China’s total GDP still surpassed most countries by a considerable margin. Although it is true that there is nothing new under the sun, the world today is full of much more opportunities and challenges, through which China has managed to realize an unprecedented pace of growth. Over the past decades, the robust momentum of development has not only enabled its people to reap tremendous benefits, such as a materially better quality of life, exposure to fresh ways of thinking, and enhanced freedom of choice, it has also contributed to th