Political Economy Tutorial (7th Edition)

Author: Song Tao
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Publish Date: 2006-07-08
Features: The Teaching Material of Political Economy 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 of Renmin University of China, with the senior economics professor Song Tao serving as the chief editor. It was intended as a teaching material for universities and colleges, particularly for 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 the fundamental theories of Marxist political economy, focusing on elucidating the laws of socio-economic development. It features a complete theoretical system, a well-structured layout, and clear key points. The book emphasizes the integration of theory and practice, addressing new issues in China's socialist modernization and reform and opening-up, as well as the new characteristics and changes in the contemporary capitalist economy.
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 socio-economic progress and advancing the construction of a harmonious socialist society. The book provides in-depth analysis and discussion on various aspects, including adhering to and improving the basic socialist economic system, reforming the income distribution system and standardizing the process of income distribution; deepening the reform of the economic system and perfecting the socialist market economy system; accelerating the transformation of the economic growth model to maintain stable and rapid development; enhancing the innovation capacity of science and technology funding and promoting the development of informatization, building an innovative nation; 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 and environment-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 cadres.