Mao, Marx, and the Market: Capitalist Adventures in Russia and China

338 Pages·2001·8.92 MB·English

by  Dean LeBaron

M A O ,
M A R X
& T H E
M A R K E T
Capitalist
Adventures in
Russia and China
Dean LeBaron
with Donna Carpenter
JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.
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M A O ,
M A R X
& THE
M A R K E T
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M A O ,
M A R X
& T H E
M A R K E T
Capitalist
Adventures in
Russia and China
Dean LeBaron
with Donna Carpenter
JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:
LeBaron, Dean.
Mao, Marx & the market : capitalist adventures in Russia and China /
Dean LeBaron, with Donna Carpenter
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN 0-471-15315-X (alk. paper)
1. Russia (Federation)—1991– 2. China—Economic conditions—1976–2000.
3. China—Economic conditions—2000– 4. Capitalism—Russia (Federation)
5. Capitalism—China. I. Carpenter, Donna Sammons. II. Title.
HC340.12 .LA 2001
330.947—dc21 2001045557
Printed in the United States of America.
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To my mother Irene,
my daughter Stacy,
and my granddaughters
Rachel, Glennie, Hannah, and Leah
... modern women
—D. L.
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It is more pleasant and more useful to live
through the experience of a revolution
than to write about it.
—Vladimir Lenin
There is a serious tendency towards
capitalism among the well-to-do peasants.
—Mao Zedong
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