Abstract
This paper discusses the convergence of Maoist-Leninism and capitalism in contemporary China. It focuses on "ideology" as an element of change in China today in order to highlight the nature of the challenge facing a country. The paper looks at China's surging economy and geriatric political structure that is supported by a decayed ideology and suggests that there is a fundamental threat that is posed to the continuing stable development of China from these contradictory ideologies.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
The Problem Facing China
What is "Ideology"?
The Connection Between Capitalism and Democracy
An Unstable Marriage: Capitalism and Communism
An Uncertain Future

From the Paper
"From this perspective, we can understand the fundamental threat that is posed to the continuing stable development of China from these contradictory ideologies. Capitalism seems to necessarily stimulate independent political thinking, which is highly repellant to the Communist Party which sought independent thinking only in terms of market management and technological innovation. The Communist Party thus bases its continuing monopoly on political power upon an ideology that no one in China truly believe in anymore. This co-existence of contradictory ideologies may continue for years to come, but obviously cannot be sustained in the long term. It is this fact that gives rise to the pessimism of many observers regarding the future of China."

Tags:ideology, authority, instability

Abstract
Paper refers to Rofels work on factory women's values in post-Reform era who express regard for femininity they believe they could not enjoy under Maoism; reference to other aspects of capitalism in China, urban winners and losers; perhaps more salient female phenomena as in the extremely high female suicide rate in the countryside; 100 million vagrant workers of 300 million, the former noted to non-submissiveness, rejection of Chinese planning, awareness of what is projected upon them. The PRC may not have reached modernity and is seen now may prove temporary, not all all in the pattern of the West.

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Examining Post-Socialist Women in the People's Republic of China. Introduction More than a decade of publication on post-socialist societies has seen attention to concerns of gender and in the case of post-Reform culture in the People's Republic of China (PRC) one sees an unique environment whose women were contributors to the state socialist ideal evolving after 1948 in top-down planning that till the late 1970s reflected the ideology and personality of Mao. Change and upheaval underlie the present environment that features much changed women's attitudes. However, as this paper stresses in places one must be careful not to assume that modernity has

Tags:post, maoism, capitalism, femininity

Abstract
The paper outlines China's and America's political system and looks at the state of capitalism in China. The paper examines the form of democracy in China and highlights America's flawed belief that opening China to trade would eventually turn it into a democracy. The paper discusses the US 2005 commission report and how the Chinese perceived it as interference in their internal affairs. Finally, the paper argues against those who contend that China caused the financial mess and resulting recession in the US, and asserts that the economic crisis was caused by Americans themselves.

Outline:
The Political System of China
American Political System
Capitalism in China
Real Democracy?
A Wrong Paradigm for China
Interfering with Chinese Affairs, Distorting Facts
Not to Blame for Recession in the US

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"The fundamental law in China is the Constitutional System (China Guide 2009). Its present Constitution was adopted by the Fifth National People's Congress on December 4, 1982. The National People's Congress or NPC is the highest state authority, China's fundamental political system. On the other hand, local authorities head local people's congresses. The people elect both state and local authorities. China's central administrative system consists of central administrative organs under the National People's Congress and central administrative organs controlling local administrative organs. The State Council of the People's Republic of China is the central administrative organ and the highest administrative organ of state. Meanwhile, the local administrative system sets up and controls administrative regional divisions and local administrative organs."

Tags:Constitution, democracy, capitalism, recession, Hu, Jintao

Abstract
This paper begins by defining capitalism and explains how Karl Marx's theories related to it. It then discusses Lenin's and Marx's criticism of capitalism and explains why they considered this economic system to be inferior to communism.

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"According to the American Heritage Dictionary, capitalism is "An economic system in which the means of production and distribution are privately or corporately owned and development is proportionate to the accumulation and reinvestment of profits gained in a free market." (American Heritage Dictionary, 2003) Although capitalism has been attacked, mischaracterized, and otherwise not understood by communist and socialist theorists throughout the world, the practice has endured the 400 plus year experiment in this country, and has proved itself to be the greatest stabilizing force in an economy which seeks to treat all its people fairly. By combining capitalism with the practice of allowing all people equal opportunity to engage in capitalist enterprise, a "market economy" has evolved. In a free market economy, the forces that drive the national economy neither rest in the hands of a few wealthy landowners, nor in the hands of a wealthy bourgeois class, nor in the hands of the government. The power which turns the economic engines rests in the hands of the peoples, and in turn can benefit every person."

Tags:free, market, economic, system

Abstract
The entry of China into the world economy fuels a clash of ideals between those who see it as an opportunity for greater markets and those who stick closely to Maoist ideals and fear the threat to security that this new deal brings. Although it may seem like an opportunity to grow capital markets on a global basis, there are many cultural barriers in the way. This paper examines three aspects of US-China trade relations: China's access to foreign capital, China's access to technology and China's access to NAFTA goods.

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"Another aspect of trade between the US and China is that in 1999 the US already had a massive trade deficit with China. The US imported far more goods from China than it exported. The entrance of China into the WTO gives them even more access to goods in the United States, however, due to NAFTA this will include Mexican and Canadian goods as well. Some in the United States fear that this will only serve to widen the trade deficit that already exists."

Tags:foreign, investment, Linux, trade, deficit

Abstract
This paper examines the history of China's social classes, and how their structure changed throughout and after the Maoist period. The paper explains that the establishment of Communism probably had the strongest impact in history on the structure of social classes, as well as the importance of social classes to the people in China. Despite the fact the class system went back to a system very similar to the one that existed before Mao, the paper continues, there was now a new generation of adults who were not old enough to remember the way things were before Mao. The paper concludes that the consequences of Mao's class system had a lasting affect on the people who lived through it; however, for many people such as Jung Chang, the effect it had was making people realize how wrong it was, and how inhumanely people were treated under Mao's system.

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"The new system, besides those families who were given the distinction of fighting for the revolution, the highest class was comprised of those people who were poor and lower-middle class peasants prior to the revolution. Just below them were the formerly middle class peasants, and then the formerly upper-middle class peasants (Unger 2002). These three classes were considered the good classes. The bad class was comprised of people who were one of the four elements prior to the revolution (Unger 2002). According to Unger (2002), the four elements were landlords, rich peasants, counter-revolutionaries, and those who preyed on the poor prior to the revolution. The last of the four elements would include criminals and village bullies who were hired by landlords to shakedown the peasants."

Tags:communism, Mao, Maoist, period

Abstract
Canada's relationship with China is a complicated one, going back to the building of our railroads. Today it is made even more awkward because of the differences between the two nations' human rights stances. China is an ardently pro-capital punishment nation, and it has been since the Maoist Revolution. It is a nation that curtails most Free Speech, that publicly murders dissenters, and generally flaunts its nightmarish human rights record. But like every other nation on earth, Canada wants in on China's hot markets. This paper will examine why Canada does business with an evil government. We would probably seem more remiss if the rest of the world were not doing the same. Commerce trumps morality, but is that what Canadians really want?

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Canada's relationship with China is a complicated one, going back to the building of our railroads. Today it is made even more awkward because of the differences between the two nations' human rights stances. China is an ardently pro-capital punishment nation, and it has been since the Maoist Revolution. It is a nation that curtails most Free Speech, that publicly murders dissenters, and generally flaunts its nightmarish human rights record. But like every other nation on earth, Canada wants in on China's hot markets. This paper will examine why Canada does business with an evil government. We would probably seem more remiss if the rest of the world were not doing

Tags:china, canada, public policy

Abstract
The paper discusses how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), under its leader Mao Zedong, took control of China in 1949. The paper describes how, within a year, it had consolidated its control, and it continued to maintain control during the Maoist Era (1949-1976). The paper further discusses how, to maintain control, the CCP use a variety of methods. The paper analyzes their political methods of control, including emphasizing campaigns, role models and the bandwagon effect; and their ideological methods, including a heavy emphasis on community ideology and class theory. All of this was underpinned by massive use of brute force.

Tags:mao, ccp, china

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The paper discusses how the history of Chinese dissent since the Maoist revolution is not encouraging for those with a democratic outlook, though there have been courageous and tragic acts of resistance since the Mao's establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949. The paper relates that since that time, the most recognized event undertook by the pro democratic movement took place at Tiananmen Square in 1989. The paper explores this earth-shattering event in contrast to how China presents itself to the West, to create an illuminating picture of this proud country's troubles and its rapport with the democratic Western nations.

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"The history of Chinese dissent since the Maoist revolution is not encouraging for those with a democratic outlook, though there have been courageous and tragic acts of resistance since the Mao's establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949. Since that time, the most recognized event undertook by the pro democratic movement took place at Tiananmen Square in 1989. We will explore this earth-shattering event in contrast to how China presents itself to the West, to create an illuminating picture of this proud country's troubles and its rapport with the democratic Western nations. To look at the ongoing cultural crisis that proliferated after the..."

Tags:china, democracy, resistance

Abstract
This paper explains social capitalism as the idea that social and economic progress can exist side by side and that the process of building richer societies involves the global economy placing more value on people. The paper identifies the four elements in the European social model and focuses on Norway's developed system of social capitalism. The paper also discusses social capitalism's shortcomings in regards to fiscal policy and looks at China's expansion and move towards capitalism that is coming at the expense of its people and the country. The paper shows how social capitalism provides an alternative to the point of view that capitalism and social benefits cannot go hand in hand.

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"Capitalism can be defined as "an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and distribution of goods, characterized by a free competitive market and motivation by profit" (Encarta, 2007). On the other hand socialism can be thought of as "a political theory or system in which the means of production and distribution are controlled by the people and operated according to equity and fairness rather than market principles" (Encarta, 2007). Given these two definitions the term "social capitalism" then seems like somewhat of an oxymoron. Capitalism itself is anti-social in nature, so surely then "social capitalism" is a contradiction in terms? What the new economy ''social capitalism'' argues is that government is not invisible, as described in Adam Smith's ''free market'' model of capitalism. Neither is the government all intrusive, as with Keynes. The government is in fact active and protects societal issues that impact on every citizen in all sectors that have an impact on an economy: education, infrastructure, health, water, energy, and the environment (Clark 2004)."

Tags:fiscal, policy, market, corporations, government, Norway, Europe, globalization, China