| ID | 100340 |
| Title Proper | Society must be defended |
| Other Title Information | reform, openness, and social policy in China |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Zheng, Yongnian |
| Publication | 2010. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This paper examines China's transformation from different perspectives, including economic, social and political, and discusses how these transformations are linked to the country's open-door policy. The paper argues that the most powerful driving force behind China's rapid transformation is its openness. At the domestic level, openness creates an institutional environment in which different existing factors reorganize themselves, thus providing new dynamics for change. At the international level, openness links China and the world together, and the interplay between China and the world produces an external dynamism for China's internal changes. Openness, however, has led to social injustice. Society often becomes the weakest link in the process of globalization and opening up; therefore, it must be defended by all means and in all major policy areas. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Contemporary China Vol. 19, No. 6; Nov 2010: p799-818 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Contemporary China Vol. 19, No. 6; Nov 2010: p799-818 |
| Key Words | Society ; Social Policy ; China ; Economic Condition ; Political Conditions ; Open-door Policy |