Reluctant Dragon

Lawrence C. Reardon is associate professor of political science at the University of New Hampshire.

• PrefaceIntroductionThe Domestic Determinants of Chinese Foreign Economic PolicyAntinomies of Chinese Development, 1949-1958Neomercantilism versus Self-Sufficiency, 1959-1966Chaos and the Cultural Revolution, 1966-1971Resurrecting the Four Modernizations, 1971-1947The Abbreviated Leftist Response, 1974-1976The Great Leap Outward, 1977-1979ConclusionAppendix A: Note on Chinese SourcesAppendix B: CCP Central Committee and State Council Emergency Directive, 26 October 1959Appendix C: CCP Central Committee Approval of Export Commodity Production Base Establishment, 30 June 1960Appendix D: CCP Central Committee Emergency Directive on Foreign Trade, 10 August 1960AbbreviationsNotesBibliographyIndex

"I would strongly recommend this book as an introductory text for advanced undergraduates and graduate students. . . . Reardon has produced a book that goes a long way in extending the long and fruitful tradition of Chinese foreign policy study through an elite factional lens and incorporating fresh sources."