" Mr Adler's (book) is the first to give a complete and systematic account of the Chinese economy.." - The Cambridge Review
can be recommended as the best single introduction to the study of the new Chinese economy in English by any western writer. - Labour Monthly
(this book) is important to both specialists and students (the author's) profound knowledge and experience crystallize in this comprehensive, lucid and well-designed account - Journal of the Royal Central Asian Society
I: The Background; II: Economic Progress from 1949 to 1952; III: China's Economic System; IV: Industrialisation and Planning; V: The First Five Year Plan in Industry; VI: Agriculture, 1; VII: Agriculture, 2; VIII: Transportation and Commerce; IX: Finance; X: Living Conditions, Education and Health; XI: Foreign Trade; Conclusion