Soldiers of Fortune: The Rise and Fall of the Chinese Military-Business Complex, 1978-1998

The Rise and Fall of the Chinese Military-Business Complex, 1978-1998

• Author(s): James C. Mulvenon,
• Publisher: Routledge
• Pages: 290
• ISBN_10: 131550040X
  ISBN_13: 9781315500409
  
• Language: en
• Categories: History / Asia / General , Social Science / Ethnic Studies / General , Social Science / Regional Studies ,

Description:... In 1978, faced with the pressure to modernize and a declining budget, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) reluctantly agreed to join China's economic reform drive, expanding its internal economy to market-oriented civilian production. This work examines PLA's role in the economy up to 1998.