Soldier and state: Continuing the debate on Chinese civil-military relations
by Lee, Dongmin, Ph.D., UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER, 2009, 200 pages; 3366615

Abstract:

The purpose of this dissertation is to analyze motivational factors behind the commercial undertakings in which the Chinese military engaged during the era of economic reform, and to infer the nature of civil-military relations. Particular attention is given to revealing how the military played a major role in such efforts, and how and why defense-conversion efforts succeeded as expected. Those efforts were not intended merely to offset the reduction of the defense budget, nor were they independent behavior of the military. Instead the PLA's economic activities must be seen as part of a broader, macro-level process of national economic adjustment, more importantly as core aspects of China's national strategic industrial policy.
 
AdviserJ. Samuel Fitch
SchoolUNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER
SourceDAI/A 70-07, p. , Aug 2009
Source TypeDissertation
SubjectsPolitical Science; International law; Military studies
Publication Number3366615
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