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17 - Living Standards in Maoist China

from Part II - 1950 to the Present

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 February 2022

By
Chris Bramall
Edited by
Debin Ma  and
Richard von Glahn
Debin Ma
Affiliation:
Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo
Richard von Glahn
Affiliation:
University of California, Los Angeles
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Summary

Support for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in the late 1940s owed much to its willingness to “stand up” against external interference in Chinese affairs, whether by Japan, the USA, or any other colonial power. This nationalist agenda may have been the decisive factor in its victory during the civil war, and it continues to be a key driver of popular support for CCP rule.

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IncomeconsumptionfoodmortalityinequalitypovertyfreedomGDP
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The Cambridge Economic History of China , pp. 606 - 641
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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