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The emergence of the campaign to open up the West: ideological formation, central decision-making, and the role of the provinces
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Abstract This article examines the formation of the Open Up the West policy from the 1980s to the present. Focusing on the dynamic interaction between central party-state and provincial-level players, it analyses the various ideological and pragmatic factors that have shaped the policy over time. The campaig... view more
This article examines the formation of the Open Up the West policy from the 1980s to the present. Focusing on the dynamic interaction between central party-state and provincial-level players, it analyses the various ideological and pragmatic factors that have shaped the policy over time. The campaign to Open Up the West is decribed as a “soft policy” to highlight a very diffuse decision-making process which has produced a highly diverse set of agendas and instruments. Due to the amorphous nature of the policy, the article finds, its realization depends to a great extent on the specific interpretations and arrangements of the provincial jurisdictions involved. In June 1999 in the ancient city of Xi’an, Comrade Jiang Zemin made the appeal to the whole party and the people of the whole country on the great development of the western region. Three years have gone by, and the roads have become passable, the lights have become lit, the mountains have become green, the rivers have become clear and the travelling traders have become abundant. One after another, wonderful stories about the homeland of the western region have been circulated and sung.... view less
Keywords
China; domestic policy; economic policy; regional policy; regional development; regional difference; regional planning; exertion of government pressure; economic development (on national level); national integration; Far East
Classification
Economic Policy
Area Development Planning, Regional Research
Free Keywords
Verhältnis Zentralregierung-Region
Document language
English
Publication Year
2004
Page/Pages
p. 335-357
Journal
The China Quarterly (2004) 178
Issue topic
China's campaign to 'open up the West': national, provincial and local perspectives
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0305741004000207
ISSN
1468-2648
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications
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