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Odd Arne Westad on how China First Joined the Global Capitalist Economy

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The Complexities of China's Market Transformation

This chapter examines the challenges and trade-offs encountered by individuals during China's shift from a state-controlled to a market-oriented economy. It highlights the loss of social safety nets in the earlier years and the lingering poverty that persists despite the growth of the middle class.

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