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Mao and the Economic Stalinization of China, 1948–1953

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 November 2006

Wonik Kim
Wonik Kim
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Louisiana State University
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Mao and the Economic Stalinization of China, 1948–1953. By Hua-yu Li. Lanham, MD: Rowan & Littlefield, 2006. 266p. $75.00 cloth.

At the heart of Hua-yu Li's argument is the policymaking process of the early People's Republic of China (PRC). Between the years 1948 and 1953, the PRC began its massive and far-reaching socialist transformation. The author suggests not only that Mao Zedong played the decisive role in the drastic policy shift but that he also helped clarify various convoluted economic issues, as well as ignored Stalin's advice on how to achieve socialism.

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BOOK REVIEWS: COMPARATIVE POLITICS
Information
Perspectives on Politics , Volume 4 , Issue 4 , December 2006 , pp. 792 - 793
Copyright
2006 American Political Science Association

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