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    The Paradigmatic Crisis in Chinese Studies: Paradoxes in Social and Economic HistoryAuthor(s): Philip C. C. Huang

    Source: Modern China, Vol. 17, No. 3 (Jul., 1991), pp. 299-341Published by: Sage Publications, Inc.Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/189244Accessed: 11-03-2016 00:19 UTC

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    p gg d o o o up u r g r d o fr u r n p r wo rk d y o h

      o v m mb r Th r u w w h o v nvo u on

      o n n u o n o f h n u r o ng n vo u o n r y r n d n r ur C h n

    R U RA L N DU T R ME A N D DE L NE N T HE 1 9 80

     T h 1 98 0 b y o n r w u nn n g ru r d v o pm n T h g ro

     o u pu v u o fr ur o wn h p n d v g o r h o d o mmu n

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     Hu ng / P A RA DG MA T CCR 3 3 1

      n d br g d p ro du o n u mp d b o u 2 5 fo d n h d d b w n

     19 80 n d1989 m ny m h h n 15% u mu v n r n

    p op u o n Z h on gg uo o ng n n n 1 9 9 0 3 33 3 3 5 5 6 5 7 2 5 8

     263 W h h dr m dv n h v om h f r gn n n ur

     o f g n u n m od r n d v o pm n f or C h n r ur p op u o n n h

      n o f x p nd d p ro du v y n d r u rn p r w o rk d y n d u b n

      u rp u bov b r ub n n n drd of v ng

     H ow do w o un f or h d vn T h u mp o n h po pu

      on pr ur m r nd h rur pr odu on m n y rop

     pro du on d o m r r h r o on n r h r n o n pr m r

      y on r op ou pu T h x p o nw h m rk n dp ro f n n

      v wou dpow r dr m n r n h m nn r pr d d by h

      p m mod g N nd u 1 990 T h f h rop ou pu

      u y dv n d n v r g o f mo 7 %p r y r b w n 1 979

      n d 1 98 4 Z h on gg uo o n g n n n 1 9 9 0 3 35 o n y f u d h o

     n u v xp on n f Ch n r form r g h m v

     p o n d o r op p ro du o n h u n g d g o f ru r d v o pm n

      n d on fd n y f or o n nu d d v n o f om pr b d m n

      o n g F h n y n u u o 19 85 E v n wh n r op y d v d

    off n 19 85 h m o rd n m h n on n ud for m o ng o

      h r v o n by r o r n g o o un r f u r gu mn f h C hn

      d r h p h dn o o pp d w h h f w y m u r n dh d go n on

      o o mp pr v on n d o d o n ro o fpr h r w ou d

      h v b n f ur h r d v n

     T h f h r op ou pu v d off f r n n pur hou dn o

     o n hn d gh b ur pr n g Af r n h gh d n y n v ou d

     p n onomy u h Ch n un r y d h d r d yb n

     p u h d o v ry h gh v M or o v r x p fo rg r r u o f

      h m f r r m d p o b by h om ng of g o f Ch n

    p r o um ndu r y n h dv n d r y upp d mod m

    npu h d r d y ong n b n n rodu d n mo r w

    unr on b o xp fur h rdr m dv n of omp r

     b o wh m gh b x p d of n g r r n o no my n w h h n d

    w m u h n n v yu d k h U n d or h o v

     Unon

     W h n o n f o u d p r m r y on r o p pr od u o n n d h d

      b ov r h pro nd on o f p v ru o produ o n

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      n o w p d o h ru ydyn m or o f h r ur on omy

     n du r nd d n n ud ng hnd r f n m r ng f h r

      nd nur r n o u g n Ch n 5 nv gor d

     b y mr k d d r b u on of pr odu v m r nd n our

      g m n r ur own h p n dv g xp od d w h nw n v

     T h grow h w p y dr m n n du r y wh h x p r n d

      b ou f v f o d n r f ro m 19 80 o 1 9 89 p n g h 0 3 f od

     g n n d n r op pr od u o n By h n do f h d d r ur

      n du r h d o m o o un f or mo r h n h f o f r ur o up u

      n d d n no h r ff h 6

    T h h n w r h k y r f r mor h n r op produ on b y

      r o of b ou 9 1 h o un d f or h d r m 2 5 fo d u mp n

    r ur g ro o u pu v u B y 19 88 m o r h n 9 0 m o n ru r w o rk r

     w r m p oy d o f f f rm Z h on gg uo o n g n n n 1 9 9 0 4 00 f

     3 29 w h h n u r n p r m d h r m ov o f ov r r ow d d b o r or

     d n vo u o n n r op p ro du o n n o m r o f Ch n f o r h f r

      m n n u r B y r du n g h n um b r of w or k r h r n g n

    r v y f x d p d n vo u o n br ou gh n r d n o m p r wo rk

      d y n r o pp ro du o n T h o up d w h n o m f ro m h n w

     n du r nd d n r d h f r rr ng of gnu n dv op

    m n n d r v p ro p r y n mn y r of h C h n oun ry d

    F n y d o og n n on on o r h o hr mod o h

      x u o n of o h r po b h o b ur d n o h r d mn o n of

      h n g n h 1 98 0 B y h p r p v r ur d v o pm n h ou d

    om n ord n w h h r h pr d o n of h p m or h

      o m mo d n o o m m ng y p r do x o mb n o n of h

      wo Y w p r y h rur o v n rpr own dby

    own h p n dv g y op r n g n m rk d n vronm n

    h w r mong h m o d yn m o f or o f h r ur onomy

     A h nd of h d d h y ov r h dow d pr v n r pr

    n o o u pu v u b y r o o f w o o o n Z h on gg uo n on gy

     n n n 1 9 8 9 3 45 3 4 6

    M A RK E T Z AT O N W T HO UT CV L O CE Y

      n h h m rk on of h C hn onomy n h 1 980

     w omp n dby h b r on of Ch n p o f n d h

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     Hu ng / P A RA DG MA T CCR 3 3 3

      on om n r of v o on T ho d v opm n h v d

      om ho r o m poy h o n p of v o y o h r r

      o po h ng und r h r f orm g W hy 19 90

      on p h u f u y k u on bo u h n ur o fpow r r

      o n b w n nd o y n dr pr n n dv n ov r h

    o d o r n m m od w h h m p y o ok fo rg r n d o mp

      d om n n o f o y

    How vr k h gory pub ph r u d w h r p o r y

     n dm dQ ng Ch n v o y oo h h po n p f of

      d ng u n o for d u on b w n h W rn n dC hn

      x pr n n h r y mo dr n h o ry of W r nE ur op n d h

    mo r r n h o ry of E r nE ur op d mo r d v o pm n

      o u on omy fr om p ow r n d h v r g h o f nd v du

      n p y omp n d h d v o pm n of fr m rk

     C v o y p u h omp x of onn on E r y p

     d v o pm n o ng w h h r o f v o o n u o no mo u fr om

      p ow r n d h b g n nn g of d mo r y T h u o f h r m

    w hou x p n on o Ch n d ff rn h rfor rr h

     r k of u gg ng mp y h h m omp x o u rr d n Ch n

      u h u gg o n wo u d of o u r b n p pr op r f or 1 98 0

     C hn for h Q n g wou d x gg r h d mo r mp on

     o f h p r dof mrk v nd v o on n h 1 980

      n db y x n o n h v po w rb n oy d by h d mo n r o r

    n T n n m n u r n h p rn go f1 98 9 An d w o ud r p h

    p h b o f om o pro on o Ch n W rn d by h

    r du o n nd o og r on ng h f on o r wo m n o f

      om po un d w r p r n h n h n r o mp ou nd m u b o r w

      oonb

    On g n n d of r n gfr om W rn d rv d ump o n

    w w ou d do b r o b g n w h h mp r p r do xo fm rk

      on n d v o on w h ou d mo r d v opm n T h

     m r k o n of 1 98 0 C h n w o f v r y d ff r n o r f ro m h

    h or xp r n o f p onom nd h v o

      o n w r m r y d rv n b y v ry d ff r n d y n m f ro m h o n

      h W f h o d ff r n n b d n f d h y h ou dh p u

      o o o mpr h nd h p o b y d ff r n o po mp on

      h m rk on r r f or Ch n

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     A N A L T E R NA T V E T O CA P A L M A N DO CA L M

     On g n w n o f our on n u o n od y on on o r

      h o h r mod o f m p p m or o m u n gon o r no h r

     of h o d r du on o og or o un r f u rgum n

     Th u h pr n of m rk uppo d o gn h m m nn

      r rv o f o h r pr of h p m o mpound k p rv

    o wn r h p n dd mo r y f h o o h r p r d on o fo o w h y

     n v rh hou d From h r bu hor p o h oun r

     f u on u on f on y h Ch n d r w r no o r u n

     o b ndon o m for p m h d r d d v o pm n w ou d

     b ur o fo o w

     R o n r n Ch n o pp o d o r f or mh v mp oy d m r

     o g o r h oppo on u on G v nm rk h r of h

     und r b m n of p m mu r n y fo ow o n

      u y p xp o on n d m r m nd o on Th r for

      h n g r yof o m mu b r r d g n u h n p n

      p m A for h b k n h r form h yd mon r no

      h p r fo rm h d n o go n f r n ou gh bu h h y h d go n

      oo f r f o ny h p n n d n d o v o no my h d no b n

      o mp ro m d b y h r f or m h n g w ou d h v b n m u h b r

      m o v u h r g um n b h n d Ru r C h n b f o r 1 95 0

      w x n ur o fpr v o wn r h p n d m r k o no my b u

    r m n d u nd rd v o p d w h h v m o r y of h p op u o n

      d o u b n v fo od pr odu o n Fo rr ur C hn o r u rn

    o d y o h p r 1 95 0 o no m o r g n o n wo ud p ro b b ym n

      v n gr r pro b m h n h o f d r r Th p opu on w

      rg nd h y d vn from mod m npu k h m

     f r r r pump ng n d r or p ow ng h v r dy b n

     m d d ff u o how h m r k ou dwor k uppo d

      rn fo rm v m g g n u h od d

     T h o v p pr o h o f h 1 95 0 h r ou gh h 1 97 0 h o u d

      m r y b f b h n d Un dr h p pr o h o r op ou pu d d

      n r d rm y b u pr od u v y n dr u r n p r wo rk d y g

    n d Th m or y of h r ur p o p r m n d b r u b n

      nd rd of v ng m k n od y o pr n h

      pp ro h o r u r n o h p r 1 9 50 o no my

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     Hu ng / P A RA DG MA T CCR 3 3 5

     Wh h n Th f r k of h o ry r r h n h r m

      o m o x p n w hy h r ur o no my d v o p d o v g or ou y

      n h 1 98 0 w h n u h d v o p m n h d u d d bo h h f r m r k

      u m pr v p ro p r y r ur C h n o f 1 35 0 1 95 0 n d h p n n d

      o v rur Ch n of h 1 95 0 o h 1 970 W h w bou

      h p r do x m x ng of o v o wn r h p by v g n d ow n

      h p w h m rk d o nomy h h p d o g n r dyn m

     r ur ndu r on

      Ch n r vo u o n ry h o ry d n v f or h v r y r g ro

     p y d by h r v g n d ow n hp T h o w r h o o fC om mu

     n o rg n n g n d r vo u o n r y po w r T hr ou gh o v o n n

      h 1 950 v g nd own hp o b m h b un of

    o wn r h p o f n d n d o h r m n o f pr od u o n T h p r m n n

      nd b y of h r on u n p opu on w r n x n ur d by h

      x r or d n ry p op u o n r g r o n po n fo r d f ro m h

     1 95 0 on T h n h y r v d h b u n o fo rg n o nf or

    m v ffor n w r o n ro p ub h h n d du on gr y

      bor n g n h pro h r d mn r v pp r u A h

      h ng g v h ommun ro n rur h ng h x p

      on f ro m h n dp o n b o h of d v o p ng o u n r n d o

      oun r F n y n h 1 980 und r h w n mu o f n r d

      u on om y nd m rk n n v h y b m h p r m ry un f or

     r ur ndu r on T h r ru ro n h r u n g d v opm n

     r h u on H n mp r r y m rg d n Ch n h

    r pr n n rn v p h o rur m od rn on h f n h r

     o f h mp m od of o m or p m

      Th urr n pr dgm r n Ch n h or ud p r

      n dp r of w or dw d r n h o r und r nd ng h h

      om w h h nd of h o d wr n d h o p of h r g d

    oppo on b w n h p nd o d oog Th o n

      un u r pr n u w h p oppor un y o b r k fr of h

    on p u on r n of h p nd o o n n h o mmon r h

     f or n w h o r o n p O ur f d h f or o o o n g bo rr ow d

      n y on p n r y from W r nd rv d h m mp

      n g n on w y o r n oh r o f or C hn h o ry n o h

     mo d o f m h n d M rx O ur m no w ho ud b o b h h

      h or u onomy of Ch n ud n o w h h x u v m n d

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      o on of h o d n oog ud bu n r v w y h wou d

      r h Ch n xp r n o h r of h wor d

     NOTE

     1 L h u 19 56 T h b mp r r r h o ng h n X uX nw u1 98 1 19 90

    b gu n n h 1 9 50 w n o pu b h d un h 1 98 0

     2 T h f r n d n y fo un d r ow n ng h v m n n W u Ch n gm n g 19 85 h o nd

      n L Wn h 1983

     3 T h o u n dn g x mp o f h n o f wo rk H oP ng u dy 1 95 9 w h h k

    o d mon r M hu n p r u r b y prov dng d u d gu bou h h ng ng of

      h C h n p op u o n n h M n g n dQ n g n h p o pu o n x p o o n of h 1 70 0 18 50

    p r o d h n um b r of mo u h o f d o u r n g r u u r p ro du o n n d h b k gr ou nd f or

      Ch n m od r n g r r n r

     4 h B u n of Con r n dA n ho r 196 8 h o urn h w foun dd

    pr y o h ng h b h d n rpr on p y h r by J m P k

      1 96 9 n d h x h n g w h J o hn F r b n k 2 3 A p r J u y 1 9 70 1 5 1 7 0 C o h n 1 9 84 g v

      d u on of bo h d nd p y r ong for n ro p v r m of h mp

     r p on n d r d o n mo d rn y m o d o f F r b nk

     5 C o mp r Z h n g Yo uy 1 9 57 n d L pp 1 97 4 w h H o P n g 1 95 9 n d E v n

    1 97 3 h d b u mm r d n H u ng 1 98 5 14 18

    6 T h b u dy o d o fC hn n du r