The Pitfalls of Modernization[1] (Chinese: 现代化的陷阱; pinyin: Xiàndàihuà de xiànjǐng), or Modernization's Pitfalls,[2] Quagmire of Modernization,[3] is a book about the problems of corruption and the economic reform taking place in the Mainland China.[4] Written by He Qinglian,[5] it exposes the corruption associated with Chinese market liberalization[6] and offers a critique of Chinese economic reform.[7]
| Author | He Qinglian |
|---|---|
| Language | Chinese |
| Publisher | Mirror Publishing House |
Publication date | 1997 |
Initially entitled The Pitfalls of China,[8] the book was originally published in Hong Kong in traditional Chinese in 1997 by the Mirror Publishing House. Tens of thousands of words considered sensitive were removed and the name was changed to The Pitfalls of Modernization before it was published by China Today Press in Beijing[9] in January 1998. A revised edition of the book, entitled The Pitfall of China's Modernization, was published in November 2003 by Broad Press in the United States.[10]
Banned
editThe Pitfalls of Modernization predicted the dangers of China's economic reform at the time, such as the loss of state assets, unfair social distribution, and the social danger of peasants losing their land. The book was later banned in China.[11]
References
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- ^ Geeta Kochhar (12 February 2019). Modern China: Society, Culture and Literature. Taylor & Francis. pp. 34–. ISBN 978-0-429-58918-8.
- ^ "Experts' Analyses - The Realities Of China Today". WGBH Educational Foundation. October 12, 2009.
- ^ Andy Kennedy (January 17, 1999). "FOR CHINA, THE TIGHTER THE GRIP, THE WEAKER THE HAND". The Washington Post.
- ^ David H. Feldman (August 28, 2001). "A Lesson From the East". The Washington Post.
- ^ John Pomfret (October 20, 1998). "IN CHINA, THE PITFALLS OF A BESTSELLER". The Washington Post.
- ^ Janet Vinzant Denhardt (2007). The New Public Service, Expanded Edition: Serving, Not Steering. M.E. Sharpe. pp. 194–. ISBN 978-0-7656-2181-8.
- ^ Sebastian Veg (23 April 2019). Minjian: The Rise of China's Grassroots Intellectuals. Columbia University Press. pp. 338–. ISBN 978-0-231-54940-0.
- ^ Feng Chongyi (28 March 2019). The Blueprint and Path of China's Constitutional Transformation. Mirror Publishing House. pp. 38–. ISBN 978-1-940063-51-5.
- ^ "Author of "The Pitfall of China's Modernization" on Ant Group's IPO and U.S. Politics". BBC News. 2020-11-29.