Soldiers of Fortune: The Rise and Fall of the Chinese Military-Business Complex, 1978-1998: The Rise and Fall of the Chinese Military-Busin

ISBN-13: 9780765605795 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 290 str.

James Charles Mulvenon

Opis

In 1978, faced with the pressure to modernize and a declining budget, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) reluctantly agreed to join China's economic reform drive, expanding its internal economy to market-oriented civilian production. This work examines PLA's role in the economy up to 1998.

Spis treści

1: Introduction; 2: Historical Antecedents; 3: Origins: Players, Decisions, Documents; 4: Structure and Process; 5: Societal Consequences; 6: Countermeasures; 7: Divestiture

O autorze

James C. Mulvenon