Deng Xiaoping's Economic Thought

Author: Li Zhiguo
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
Features: National Planning Textbook for Ordinary Higher Education in the 15th Five-Year Plan. This book focuses on the (narrow sense of Deng Xiaoping's economic thought) as its subject, employing dialectical materialism and historical materialism as its fundamental methods, while also integrating comparative and abstract approaches. With a spirit of pragmatism, it conducts a comprehensive and systematic study and discussion of Deng Xiaoping's economic thought, highlighting its "original essence" and "general outline." The content primarily includes: the philosophical foundation of Deng Xiaoping's economic thought—seek truth from facts, the theory of the essential nature of socialism, the concept of socialist public ownership, the idea of a socialist market economy, agricultural economic thought, industrial economic thought, financial and monetary thought, economic development thought, macro-control thought, and foreign economic thought, etc. It also briefly discusses the basic principles of the Party and practical discussion questions to encourage collective wisdom, stimulate discussion, and guide learning deeper. The book demonstrates a rigorous academic style, with well-supported arguments, and has distinct features among similar textbooks. It can serve as a textbook for ordinary higher education institutions and postgraduate studies, as well as an important reference material for scholars, experts, cadres, and the general public in studying and learning Deng Xiaoping's economic thought.