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The new stress on decentralization in economic planning--allowing provincial "corporations," for example, to trade directly with the outside rather than going through Peking middle men--is partially an attempt to circumvent the massive Chinese bureaucracy. Hopelessly out of touch with the rest of the nation, and filled with left...

Author: By Robert O. Boorstin, | Title: From Party Chairman to Board Chairman | 9/10/1980 | See Source »

BUT MOST IMPORTANT, the economics of pragmatism threaten to exacerbate China's two great silent schisms. The urban standard of living--coupled with increased opportunities for education and advancement--will continue to outpace the lifestyle in rural areas. The problem is already acute--the memory of extended country vacations during...

Author: By Robert O. Boorstin, | Title: From Party Chairman to Board Chairman | 9/10/1980 | See Source »

The new stress on decentralization in economic planning--allowing provincial "corporations," for example, to trade directly with the outside rather than going through Peking middle men--is partially an attempt to circumvent the massive Chinese bureaucracy. Hopelessly out of touch with the rest of the nation, and filled with left...

Author: By Robert O. Boorstin, | Title: From Party Chairman to Board Chairman | 9/8/1980 | See Source »

BUT MOST IMPORTANT, the economics of pragmatism threaten to exacerbate China's two great silent schisms. The urban standard of living--coupled with increased opportunities for education and advancement--will continue to outpace the lifestyle in rural areas. The problem is already acute--the memory of extended country vacations during...

Author: By Robert O. Boorstin, | Title: From Party Chairman to Board Chairman | 9/8/1980 | See Source »

"It's Deng's big show," said one Western diplomat on the eve of the congress. "He wants to unveil his team for the future, and he wants everybody there to see it happen." For Deng, indeed, the National People's Congress promised to be a climactic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: Changing of the Guard | 9/8/1980 | See Source »

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