"Ten Crises" by Wen Tiejun. Outlines the history of the People's Republic of China from the context of ten crisis points, how the crises arose, and how the CPC managed them. I'm not that far in but the main thesis seems to revolve around a "cost-transfer theory"-- the idea that the costs of industrialization lead to crises and these costs must be transfered outside of urban areas to lessen the severity of these crises. While every developed (first-world) country transfers these costs to underdeveloped, colonized countries; China transfers these costs internally to rural areas, eliminating the "need" to participate in neocolonialism.
he seems to cover most of the same points in his lecture and book. but imo the book is a lot better organized. also the footnotes are insanely useful. in the lecture he mentions 1st, 2nd, and 3rd hands of the economy but doesn’t explain. in the book there’s a footnote explaining the 1st hand is Adam smiths invisible hand (individuals acting in self interest leading to optimization), the 2nd hand is government regulation, and the 3rd hand is state-owned enterprises. then again, i was just listening while driving and his presentation slides might have explained that.
no, he makes comparisons with other developing countries in the modern era. its heavily focused on the challenges a colonized (or in China's case, semi-colonized) country faces in developing.
"Ten Crises" by Wen Tiejun. Outlines the history of the People's Republic of China from the context of ten crisis points, how the crises arose, and how the CPC managed them. I'm not that far in but the main thesis seems to revolve around a "cost-transfer theory"-- the idea that the costs of industrialization lead to crises and these costs must be transfered outside of urban areas to lessen the severity of these crises. While every developed (first-world) country transfers these costs to underdeveloped, colonized countries; China transfers these costs internally to rural areas, eliminating the "need" to participate in neocolonialism.
I want to read this - do text versions exist do you know? Or is it just a 500-page pdf?
sadly i just have the 500 page pdf
Have you been watching his lecture series?
no, can you please link it?
As someone who is intimidated by 500 pages I'd be interested to know how good a substitute these are
im at work rn, but ill give part 1 a listen later today and let you know how it compares to the book!
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he seems to cover most of the same points in his lecture and book. but imo the book is a lot better organized. also the footnotes are insanely useful. in the lecture he mentions 1st, 2nd, and 3rd hands of the economy but doesn’t explain. in the book there’s a footnote explaining the 1st hand is Adam smiths invisible hand (individuals acting in self interest leading to optimization), the 2nd hand is government regulation, and the 3rd hand is state-owned enterprises. then again, i was just listening while driving and his presentation slides might have explained that.
Hey cool, thanks for responding! I'll probably commit to the pdf at some point then
no problem! its definitely worth it, ive learned so much and im only two chapters in. enjoy ur studies comrade!
This is interesting. Lots of comparison to Marx's analysis of the Clearances?
no, he makes comparisons with other developing countries in the modern era. its heavily focused on the challenges a colonized (or in China's case, semi-colonized) country faces in developing.