The Importance of State Own Enterprises in China's Growth

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To what extent did state own enterprises help create and propel china's boom? And to what degree, by contrast, has their inefficiency, debt load and the role they've played in creating a c c p affiliated parasitic let? To what extent has it instead been more of a burden to that boom cause you write quot some may argue.

Part one of a two-part interview with sociologist Ho-fung Hung on Chinese political economic history from the 18th century to 2008: why capitalism took off in England and then elsewhere but not in China; and then, how Maoist policy laid the groundwork for China’s ultimate capitalist takeoff and boom. Episode two will focus on the 2008 financial crisis, the deepening imbalances and heightened geopolitical conflict that resulted, and the current situation—including the impact of the crises surrounding Russia’s invasion. Support The Dig at Patreon.com/TheDig