Industrial Eden: A Chinese Capitalist Vision

338 Pages·2015·3.845 MB·English

by  Brett Sheehan

Industrial Eden

Industrial Eden
A C H I N E S E C A P I TA L I S T V I S I O N
BRETT SHEEHAN
Cambridge, Massachusetts
London, En gland
2015
Copyright © 2015 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College
All rights reserved
Printed in the United States of America
First Printing
Library of Congress Cataloging-i n-P ublication Data
Sheehan, Brett, 1960–
Industrial Eden : a Chinese capitalist vision / Brett Sheehan.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-674-96760-1 (alk. paper)
1. Industries—C hina— History—20th century. 2. Industrial policy—
China— History—20th century. 3. Businessmen— China— History—20th
century. 4. Capitalism— China— History—20th century. 5. China—
Economic conditions—1912–1949. 6. China—P olitics and government—
1912–1949. 7. China—H istory— Republic, 1912–1949. I. Title.
HC427.8.S45 2015
338.092'251— dc23 2014035333
For the family that keeps me sane, especially:
my mother shirleen neu,
my wife yiyu jiang, and
my sons, kevin and angel

Contents
Introduction 1
1 The Warlord State and the Capitalist- Politician 16
2 The Prewar Nationalists’ Uncertain Developmental State 46
3 Building Eden outside the Firm with National Products and
Urban Consumerism 65
4 Japa nese Occupation and the “Economy of Things” 88
5 Building Eden inside the Firm 118
6 The Postwar Nationalists’ Unresponsive Developmental State 144
7 The People’s “New Democ ratic” Developmental State 177
8 Industrial Eden’s Legacy under Socialist Development 202
Conclusion 231
Glossary of Chinese and Japa nese Characters and Names 237
Notes 239
Bibliography 297
Ac know ledg ments 319
Index 323

Industrial Eden