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

  • Nov 21 2024
  • Durée: 46 min
  • Podcast

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

  • Résumé

  • How did China become the economic behemoth that it is today? One pivotal moment was, obviously, it's ascension into the WTO. Prior to that, the era of reform under Deng Xiaoping was obviously crucial. But obviously no single event or turning point can really tell the story. In a groundbreaking new book -- The Great Transformation: China’s Road from Revolution to Reform -- historians Odd Arne Westad and Chen Jian tell the full story of how China went from being an impoverished, highly planned communist economy to the dynamic capitalist economy it is today. We spoke with Westad, a professor at Yale, about this book, and what people get wrong about China's big opening up.

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