Econ 387 Assignment 1 Yilong Li Summary of “China and India: Idiosyncratic Paths to High Growth.” The article “China and India: Idiosyncratic Paths to High Growth” by Kaushik Basu particularly described the specific economy growth of China and India. She illustrates the growth through several points‚ such as‚ special labor force‚ capita income‚ social policy and market liberalization. In this essay‚ I’m giving a summary about her article through theses points and some personal opinions related
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(Spring 2014) – Second Essay CHAN Chun Ho (UID: 3035071486) Name: CHAN Chun Ho UID: 3035071486 Email: gy9402@hku.hk Tutorial group: Friday 14.30 Mao Zedong once famously declared: women can hold up half of the Sky. In China’s competitive sports arena‚ do Chinese women hold more than half of the sky? Introduction The late Chairman Mao Zedong famously coined that “women hold up half the sky”‚ recognising the importance of female to the development of the Chinese society and emancipating women
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relevant today?” Hence‚ this article is my humble effort to put down my views on the relevance of Mao’s theory in today’s world. They are generally based on my snap research‚ prior experience of the subject and knowledge of contemporary conflicts. As Mao rightly put
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Great Leap Forward - Oliver R “The Great Leap Forward was a push by Mao Ze Dong to change China from a predominantly agrarian (farming) society to a modern‚ industrial society in just five years.”1 Mao’s aim was to up Chinas crop output.2 The idea was that if everyone worked these long hours for all these years in both farming and steel that China would catch up to countries such as America and England. Unfortunately for Mao and China all the steel that the people produced turned out to be‚
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filled with Mao’s quotations. The Little Red Book symbolizes the societal worship of Mao in China at the time. The Little Red Book is both a product of this worship and a symbol of it. Everyone was expected to know these quotations‚ as that was a trait of an ideal person in Maoist society. According to Anchee Min‚ many would study these quotations religiously‚ as seen when Little Coffin invited Anchee Min to a Mao quotation study seminar. In addition to this‚ to gain status in society‚
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Chairman Mao’s people invaded her house and when Ji-Li when to police department. The falling action starts when the family was looked down‚ Ji-li blamed herself for not hiding thing letter well enough. Resolution is when the resolution ends‚ Chairman Mao lost power‚ and when Ji-li realized that her family is most important‚ significant support during her hard times of resolution. In the book the author
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CHINA SHAKES THE WORLD x BOOK SUMMARY In China Shakes the World‚ James Kynge gives a history and explanation of the Chinese economy. Kynge started writing the book in 2004 and it was published in 2006. The book is like a biography‚ giving experiences around 1982 when Kynge was a student at the Shandong University. It gives a detailed explanation of economic activities by China in the regions of Germany‚ Italy‚ China‚ and even the United States Midwest. The book sarts with a still mill-Thyssen
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1. Nixon’s many initiatives during his presidency have been written in Robert Dalleck’s book‚ ‘Nixon and Kissinger-Partners in Power’. These were-“ending the Vietnam war‚ signing a new era in the sino-American relations‚ building détente with Soviet Union‚ managing daunting middle east problems‚ favoring Pakistan in Indo-Pak wars‚ seeking the overthrow of Salvador government in Chile‚ using foreign affairs to counter for growing cries of impeachment of the President‚ and hiding Nixon’s erratic behavior–can
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which they were not allowed to do before. All of these factors beneficially changed the economy by leading to a 48% increase in economic output in the countryside. Deng went on to open China to foreign investment and expand international trade which Mao did not want China to participate in before. This positively affected the economy because it brought in more money from international businesses. Deng continued his reforms as the economy continued to grow. A
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under CCP rule. Through their reforms‚ they aimed to reconstruct the civil service‚ eradicate corruption in the government‚ and centralize administration. Mao was able to economically‚ politically and socially transform the rural society of Yan’an into a stable region within an unstable country. Through proving his capabilities as a leader‚ Mao managed to garner a lot of support for the CCP. The idea of political and economic stability appealed to people and resulted in them recognizing the CCP as
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