The Chinese Communist Party is a proven survivor. The handful of able Chinese intellectuals who founded the party were correct in their estimate that this particular form of political organization, based on the Russian experience alone, would prove an effective means for seizing and retaining power and would be a force for change in China and in the world.
Stephen Uhalley, Jr. reviews the party's turbulent history, discusses the obstacles it faced and surmounted, and explores its sweeping economic reforms. The author clearly illustrates that the party's immediate goal is to hasten China's economic growth and technical modernization in the latter years of the twentieth century. However, the party's leaders must gain greater credibility and give legitimacy to the planned programs on the basis of popular and successful polices. Professor Uhalley clarifies many of the complex problems that China as a nation must solve before it can become a truly global power.
