The business of living : socialism at the grassroots in Guangzhou, 1953-1989
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- This dissertation examines the transformation of China's socialist economy at the grassroots, from the implementation of state command in the early 1950s through the first decade of post-Mao reforms in the 1980s. It focuses on food and livelihoods—two of the most important themes of everyday life for ordinary people—in the city of Guangzhou. By examining the interface between local state and society in these two areas over the course of three decades, across the mythical divide of 1978 that marked the start of Reform and Opening, this dissertation seeks to shed light on the relationship between Mao-era command economy and post-Mao reforms, explore the origins and process of 1980s marketization, and understand the political valence and transformation of social contract that accompanied economic change. In doing so, this dissertation seeks to contribute a locally-grounded framework to our understanding of how the China of Mao became the China we know today.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
|---|---|
| Form | electronic resource; remote; computer; online resource |
| Extent | 1 online resource. |
| Place | California |
| Place | [Stanford, California] |
| Publisher | [Stanford University] |
| Copyright date | 2022; ©2022 |
| Publication date | 2022; 2022 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
| Author | Chang, Mengsu |
|---|---|
| Degree supervisor | Mullaney, Thomas S. (Thomas Shawn) |
| Thesis advisor | Mullaney, Thomas S. (Thomas Shawn) |
| Thesis advisor | Sommer, Matthew Harvey, 1961- |
| Thesis advisor | Weiner, Amir, 1961- |
| Degree committee member | Sommer, Matthew Harvey, 1961- |
| Degree committee member | Weiner, Amir, 1961- |
| Associated with | Stanford University, Department of History |
Subjects
| Genre | Theses |
|---|---|
| Genre | Text |
Bibliographic information
| Statement of responsibility | Michelle Mengsu Chang. |
|---|---|
| Note | Submitted to the Department of History. |
| Thesis | Thesis Ph.D. Stanford University 2022. |
| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/gq135ss3095 |
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- Copyright
- © 2022 by Mengsu Chang
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