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How China became the world's economic miracle

Graham Watson

3rd October 2019

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Essential reading for A level economists looking at China - a potted history of the growth of the Chinese economy since the 1949 revolution.

→ China anniversary: How the country became the world's 'economic miracle'

It's fascinating because you might argue that the first 30 years of Communism actually impeded economic development and the economic miracle, but that since the rise of Deng Xiaoping in 1979, China hasn't looked back.

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Graham Watson

Graham Watson has taught Economics for over twenty years. He contributes to Tutor2U, reads voraciously and is interested in all aspects of Teaching and Learning.

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