Red Capitalists in China: The Party, Private Entrepreneurs, and Prospects for Political Change

Cambridge Modern China

by Bruce J. Dickson

Viewing the evolving relationship between the Chinese Communist Party and private entrepreneurs, this book examines the implications of recruiting entrepreneurs into the communist party. It has given rise to the label of "red capitalists." Although many foreign observers expect economic change to lead inevitably to political change in China, this book reveals that China's entrepreneurs are willing partners with the state; not an autonomous force in opposition to the state.

Genres: China, History, Politics, Nonfiction

200 pages, Paperback

First published April 2, 1999

Reviews

[João Nunes · Rating 2 out of 5]

I gave it 2 stars because it's hard to find many books about the topic at hand. The book is as dry and boring as it gets. I thought (as the title suggests) that this would be a history and analysis of how Private Entrepreneurs in the CCP came to be. Instead, it's a quagmire of conclusions taken from a survey with dubious characteristics.
The core of the author's opinion is that economic freedom will eventually lead to "democratization." This "truism," as we all know, insists on being untrue at all when it comes to China.
Avoidable read unless you're desperate to read something about this.

[Sunying324 ying · Rating 2 out of 5]

clear theoretical framework