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This 7-page paper is an analysis of the Chinese Economic Reform movement after Mao's takeover of mainland China in 1949. The paper touches on the benefits of the reform (i.e., wiping out the feudalistic and subservient culture) and the disadvantages, namely a decrease in agricultural resources and business innovation. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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darkest hour - the time during which communism took over the land, driving Chang Kai-Sheck and his nationalists followers to nearby Taiwan. At the time it happened, the United States
was convinced that China had fallen to the "red menace" of communism and instead of an ally, would now be an enemy, just like the Soviet Union.
The truth, as can be expected, isnt quite so drastic. Its true that the revolution wiped out Chinas former system of government, which were more
dynastic rather than Democratic. But Maos glorious economic reforms, in which he was to do away with feudal societies and ensure that all wealth was distributed equally, wasnt quite so
effective, either. What, exactly was the "economic reform" that China experienced following the 1949 revolution? The answer is - it depends on
who you talk to and what statistics you examine. To some, economic reform meant no more feudalism. To others, the reform led to a state-owned business bureaucracy that made the
dynastic rule appear tame. There is, however, one thing that experts agree on - the reforms of the 1949 takeover did end up boosting urban development and urban population. The
issue that historians continue to wrestle with is the cost of such development. Literature Review The theory behind the Marxist world outlook,
which swept China during the 1950s, was that societies should be free of class exploitation and should be stable, productive and free (Hinton, 1991). Old China, notes writer William Hinton,
was what he termed "a basket case" (Hinton, 1991). Before the communist takeover, China was primarily an agrarian economy, based on feudalistic notions (Hinton, 1991). "Starved for capital," Hinton writes,
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