Political Economy Tutorial (7th Edition) (21st Century Economics Series Textbooks)

Author: Ning Tao
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: The Political Economy Textbook was initially commissioned by the Education Department of the Ministry of Education and the University Work Department of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China in 1981, and was compiled by the Department of Economics at Renmin University of China. It was edited by the senior economics professor Song Tao as a teaching material for universities and colleges on Marxist theory courses and finance and economics majors. The book was first published in March 1982 and has been published in seven editions to date. The book emphasizes the analysis of basic theories of Marxist political economy, focusing on elucidating the laws of socio-economic development. It has a complete theoretical system, a well-structured organization, and clear key points. The book emphasizes the combination of theory and practice, discussing new issues in China's socialist modernization and reform and opening-up, as well as the new characteristics and changes in contemporary capitalist economies.
The seventh edition of the book has been comprehensively revised in line with the spirit of the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, particularly the resolutions of the Central Committee meetings held since the 16th National Congress. It focuses on elaborating the guidance of the scientific outlook on development in steering China's economic and social progress and advancing the construction of a harmonious socialist society.
The book provides in-depth analysis and discussion on adhering to and improving the basic socialist economic system, reforming the income distribution system and standardizing the income distribution process; deepening the reform of the economic system and improving the socialist market economy system; accelerating the transformation of the economic growth model and maintaining steady and rapid economic development; enhancing the innovation capacity of science and technology funding and promoting the development of informatization, building an innovative country; coordinating the coordinated development of urban and rural areas and regions, and building a socialist new rural; adhering to sustainable development, developing a circular economy, and building an energy-saving society and an environmentally friendly society; and comprehensively building a moderately prosperous society in all respects and constructing a harmonious socialist society.
The book unifies scientificity, theoretical depth, and practical relevance, as well as theoretical and teaching systems, making it suitable as a teaching material for universities and colleges, adult education institutions, various levels of Party schools, and training programs for government officials and Party cadres.