Rethinking Development: The Contemporary Value of Marx's Development Theory

Author: Liu Senlin
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
Features: Marxism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory – rather than development being the theme of the era, it is more appropriately seen as a challenge or problem of the era. This book attempts to reposition Marx's development theory from the perspective of the combination of modernization and second modernization. It elucidates and explores previously overlooked but very important issues in China, such as "natural productivity" different from traditional productivity, the "antiproductivity" relative to productivity, and "natural destructive power." It also explores the relationship between technology and institutions, development and evil from the dynamics and reflection perspectives of development. Furthermore, it provides a concise summary and evaluation of the characteristics of Marx's development view from a methodological perspective. The entire book mediates a rethinking of development from a different angle than the conventional one, viewing development as a unity of offense and defense, order and paradox, production and damage, and domination and harmony.