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The Chinese Economy in 1976

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2009

Colina MacDougall
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The year 1976 was the most traumatic for China since the foundation of the People's Republic, and so it is hardly surprising that the economy suffered. The death of Premier Chou En-lai in January and the declining health of Chairman Mao Tse-tung intensified a power-struggle that swiftly came to a peak when the chairman died in September. How to run the economy was one of the main issues disputed by the so-called radicals and moderates among the leadership, though there is no evidence that the radicals, Chiang Ch'ing and her associates, ever gave much real thought to the practical side of production. Both the power-struggle itself and the relaxation of authority that resulted from it did considerable harm to the economy. This was aggravated by the disastrous Tangshan earthquake in July which severely damaged the immediate area. Thereafter, relief and repair work put a great strain on rail services, fuel resources and factories elsewhere in China.

Type
Economic Report
Information
The China Quarterly , Volume 70 , June 1977 , pp. 355 - 370
Copyright
Copyright © The China Quarterly 1977

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References

1. BBC Summary of World Broadcasts (SWB), FE/5098, 3 January 1976.

2. SWB/FE/5137, 18 February 1976.

3. SWB/FE/5178, 6 April 1976.

4. See for example SWB/FE/5194, 28 April 1976, 5199, 4 May 1976, 5211, 18 May 1976,5214, 21 May 1976 and 5221, 29 May 1976.

5. SWB/FE/5207, 13 May 1976.

6. SWB/FE/5392, 17 December 1976.

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51. SWB/FE/W881, 9 June 1976.

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56. SWB/FE/W904, 17 November 1976.

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