People's Republic of China: An Economic Assessment; a Compendium of Papers Submitted to the Joint Economic Committee, Congress of the United States, Volume 7U.S. Government Printing Office, 1972 - 382 pages |
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Page 215 - Of all things in the world, people are the most precious. Under the leadership of the Communist Party, as long as there are people, every kind of miracle can be performed.
Page 229 - To protect women and children and bring up and educate our younger generation in a way conducive to the health and prosperity of the nation, we agree that a due measure of birth control is desirable.
Page 280 - ... Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Concerning the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution. The Plenary Session after discussion approves the important policy decisions and measures concerning domestic and international questions adopted by the Political Bureau of the Central Committee since the Tenth Plenary Session of the Eighth Central Committee in September 1962. DOMESTIC...
Page i - The opinions expressed in papers and discussions in this volume are those of the individual contributors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Institute.
Page 274 - That may seem like a bad thing, but it is really a good thing. Poor people want change, want to do things, want revolution. A clean sheet of paper has no blotches, and so the newest and most beautiful words can be written on it, the newest and most beautiful pictures can be painted on it.
Page 280 - Communique of the 10th Plenary Session of the 8th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party', Current Background.
Page 372 - A primary source of information is the annual reviews of the Communist aid programs published by the Bureau of Intelligence and Research of the US Department of State The last of the series, "Communist Governments and Developing Nations: Aid and Trade in 1967," was published in August 1968.
Page 278 - This principle of economy is one of the basic principles of socialist economics. China is a big country, but she is still very poor. It will take several decades to make China prosperous. Even then we will still have to observe the principle of diligence and frugality.
Page 270 - Lu-yen in March, the plan would involve a revolutionary struggle against nature to realize the great potential of agriculture by maximizing the advantages of the collective econnomy. Conservative ideas among the peasants were to be opposed in "constant combat.
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