The Political Economy of Reform after Mao

Victoria Mantzopoulos and Raphael Shen

Chapter Chapter 2 in The Political Economy of China’s Systemic Transformation, 2011, pp 19-34 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Deng Xiaoping was tagged as a “right opportunist” by Mao’s fanatic “Red Guards” during the 1966 “Cultural Revolution.” The “Red Guards” placed a dunce cap on Deng’s head and paraded him along the streets for public humiliation. Deng was sidelined on the national scene thereafter until Mao finally permitted him to resurface as an architect for returning China’s economy to a more normal path of development. By 1976, however, Mao initiated yet another nationwide “movement” to criticize Deng Xiaoping, though it would be the final act of his dictatorial irrationality. The cause for Deng’s downfall the second time was because he criticized the mistakes of the “Cultural Revolution,” implicitly holding Mao responsible for being the initiator of the “movement.” Deng was shunted to the sidelines once again. That same year, at the recommendation of Mao, Hua Guofeng was elevated to the post of First Vice-Chairman of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party while serving concurrently as China’s premier.

Keywords: Economic Reform; Chinese Communist Party; Secretary General; Cultural Revolution; Political Reform (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230119345_2

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