Against the background of the events of June 4th, the author proffers a more general analysis and evaluation of the economic "reforms" initiated by the Party leadership in 1978. Using China as a case study, he also introduces an ethical model of development for agrarian societies.
In this radical, unsettling, provocative, and sharply-argued essay, Henry Rosemont utilizes the Chinese turmoil as a case study for an ethical critique of contemporary industrial capitalism.