REHABILITATION OF DENG XIAOPING AND NATURE OF HIS REFORMS AND MODERNISATION OF THE ECONOMY
REHABILITATION OF DENG XIAOPING AND NATURE OF HIS REFORMS AND MODERNISATION OF THE ECONOMY Rehabilitation of Deng Xiaoping Deng emerges as de-facto leader quickly after rehabilitation and Hua appoints him back to old positions Deng builds popularity with propaganda and mobilises support within the party to outmanoeuvre Hua and oust him by 1980 Weakened opposition by criticising the Cultural Revolution as many of his opposition played important roles in it Nature of Reforms and Modernisation of the Economy Industry/commerce Incentivised efficiency Factories and corporations encourage to make profits and modernise production Attempts to connect wages to productivity Encouraged international trade and investment with Open Door Policy Deng set up Special Economic Zones in the south-east with investment capital so they could work in a free market economy Education Certain schools received better funding and staffing to create more experts to run industry Government encouraged overseas study Overseas teachers brought in to fill gaps of expertise’ One-Child Policy Government recognised control and ability to feed population was integral to economic growth and success and so established One-Child Policy Made up of Three Prongs:
Propaganda campaign
Economic penalties for a scond child
Danwei (work organisations) had birth control quotas Resulted in lower birth rates, higher abortion rates Girls often abandoned or killed in rural areas as it was believed they couldn’t take care of their families
REHABILITATION OF DENG XIAOPING AND NATURE OF HIS REFORMS AND MODERNISATION OF THE ECONOMY Rehabilitation of Deng Xiaoping Deng emerges as de-facto leader quickly after rehabilitation and Hua appoints him back to old positions Deng builds popularity with propaganda and mobilises support within the party to outmanoeuvre Hua and oust him by 1980 Weakened opposition by criticising the Cultural Revolution as many of his opposition played important roles in it Nature of Reforms and Modernisation of the Economy Industry/commerce Incentivised efficiency Factories and corporations encourage to make profits and modernise production Attempts to connect wages to productivity Encouraged international trade and investment with Open Door Policy Deng set up Special Economic Zones in the south-east with investment capital so they could work in a free market economy Education Certain schools received better funding and staffing to create more experts to run industry Government encouraged overseas study Overseas teachers brought in to fill gaps of expertise’ One-Child Policy Government recognised control and ability to feed population was integral to economic growth and success and so established One-Child Policy Made up of Three Prongs:
Propaganda campaign
Economic penalties for a scond child
Danwei (work organisations) had birth control quotas Resulted in lower birth rates, higher abortion rates Girls often abandoned or killed in rural areas as it was believed they couldn’t take care of their families
