Contingency: From Officials Going Private to Entrepreneurs Engaging in Politics: From Officials Going Private to Entrepreneurs Engaging in Politics

Author: Zhang Jingping
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: This book brings together prominent figures from both the business and political worlds. Their destinies oscillate between reality and transcendence—how much can they tell us about the true stories of diving into business and entering politics? The footprints they leave behind on the path of transformation reveal what kind of hearts and minds they represent. The societal changes they embody will bring what kind of shifts to China's political and economic landscape? Why would a mid-Sea Palace civil servant, long immersed in an official-centric culture, suddenly risk everything to enter the business world? Is the real reason truly just the impulse to "seek a different life"? How could an obscure private entrepreneur suddenly grow into a representative at the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China or a high-ranking provincial or ministerial official? Is all of this merely coincidence, a simple case of tears of joy over good fortune? Through three years of effort, the author not only paints a complete picture of the transformation between officials and merchants but also conducts a truth-seeking investigation, separating fact from fiction, and offers a grand historical critique of this scene in China's changing landscape. This book is neither a guide for officials diving into business nor a secret manual for bosses entering politics, but it may still be of help to those eager to make the leap. The author's true intention lies in urging the public to embrace an open mind toward the transformation of officials and merchants, while also urging them to keep a watchful eye and discern the undercurrents lurking within.