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Taming A Profession : State And Economists During China's Economic Reform, 1978-2012, Jing Li
Taming A Profession : State And Economists During China's Economic Reform, 1978-2012, Jing Li
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
As neoliberalism comes to reshape the world, economists have increasingly reconstituted themselves into a global profession with sufficient political power over national states. This dissertation examines the professional development of Chinese economists during last thirty years’ economic reform to see whether they have converged with their colleagues elsewhere and triumphed over state power.