Introduction to the Development of Contemporary Society

Author: Bao Zonghao
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Publish Date: 1999-03-01
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Content Summary: Social development is a global issue. This book takes the contemporary social development issues as the central thread, guided by Marxist social development theory, and based on the global and national context, it explores the fundamental issues of contemporary social development from both theoretical and practical perspectives. The content includes the historical evolution of social development concepts in China and abroad, theories of social development goals, stages of social development, driving forces of social development, costs of social development, strategies of social development, decision-making in social development, policies of social development, and sustainable social development, among others. It provides an in-depth analysis and insightful critique of the international environment and variables such as politics, economy, culture, population, education, and technology that constrain and influence the development of contemporary China. It constructs a theoretical framework that is both logically innovative and highly relevant to reality, offering many new insights. Such a comprehensive exposition of social development issues is unprecedented in China. As a high-level university textbook with the academic rigor of a scholarly monograph, it is highly suitable for faculty and students in liberal arts and sciences, theoretical workers, and cadres at all levels.