China's Military Procurement in the Reform Era : the Setting of New Directions / Yoram Evron.

Author
Evron, Yoram [Browse]
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Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
London : Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 2016.
Description
xxii, 210 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

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    Series
    Routledge contemporary China series ; 127. [More in this series]
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 178-202) and index.
    Contents
    PART I Background factors; 1 Weapons and technology in China's military history; The imperial era; The Self- Strengthening Movement and the Republic of China; 2 Arming the PLA in its early decades; The establishment of the defense industry; Soviet assistance and construction of the conventional defense industry; The shift to strategic weapons development Curtailment of Soviet aid and China's radicalizationConclusion; 3 Politics and professionalism in China's arms production system; The CDIC in the Maoist period; The CDIC in the reform period; PART II Military procurement decisions in the reform era; 4 Setting priorities: from ideology to pragmatism in China's military procurement; Leadership transition and heavier procurement demands: February-July 1977; The return of Deng Xiaoping; Procurement decisions in late 1977: text and subtext; Deng's consolidation of power and restrictions in conventional arms modernization; Conclusion.
    ISBN
    • 9781138900646 ((hardback))
    • 1138900648 ((hardback))
    LCCN
    2015002397
    OCLC
    900624326
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