PaytonGarcia

PoliticalScience101
ProfessorJ.Minharo
GlobalizationsEconomicandSocialEffectsonPeoplesRepublicofChina
Asmultinationalcorporationsspreadsneoliberalism,globalizationexpressesuponculturesthe
capitalisticmodelsofincreasingnationaleconomy,circulationofcurrencyanddecreasejobloss.The
articleSocialistChina,CapitalistChina:SocialTensionandPoliticalanAdaptionunder
EconomicGlobalization.Thearticlediscussesthesocialandpoliticalaspectsofanideological
country.Thearticleiscontributedby11socialscientiststrainedinpoliticalscience,sociology,history,
lawandAlliedfields.TheywriteindetailaboutChinesemostpressing,currentproblems.
ThearticlediscussesChinasvarioustopicsinchapters.Inchapter1theeditorsstartvolumeof
thepaperbyprovidinganinstitutionalexplanationforsocialproblemstheChineseregimeisconcerned
with.TheChinesegovernmentfocusesoneconomicbenefitstomaximizeprofitsanddon'tpayattention
tothesocialneedsofcountrypeople(suchastheneedforindividualpropertyratherthanmediocre
apartments).Lackofcareonthegovernment'spartiscausingmassiveprotestsfromsocialgroupswho
onalargescalearetryingtoinfluencestatesocietyrelations.Analyzesfrom1996to2005concluded
thatmigrantsinthecityaresociallyexcludedfromurbanresidentswhoarereluctanttoacceptmigrants.
ThearticlediscussestheChinesegovernmenttakingtechniquesfrombothneoliberalandmixingitwith
traditionalChineseCommunistsorientationstoattackthecountriesunemploymentproblems.This
systemutilizescounselorcentersinShanghaiandothervariouscitiestotrainpeoplehowtoperform
specificjobsandnotdependonwelfarefromthestate.Nextthepaperdiscusseshealthcarereform
failuresthatwerecausedbecauseofgoverningbodiesatcentralandlocallevelsofhealthcareunitsthat
areallmotivatedtoincreaserevenueratherthantreatpeople.CarlLeeHammonddiscusses:theuseof
ChristianityandotherreligiousbeliefsinChinathiscausesabuddingofcivilrightsmovementsand
interactionswithaworldreligiouscommunity.Nexttheexaminationoftelevisionshowsandweekly
magazineswhohearguesthatcommercialtelevisionandfailuresinnewspaperstransformsfrom
dominationtoHegemonytohaveamoreopensocietyonaconsensualbasisratherthanuseof
forceneededincommunistregime.Chapter8discussesthelegalinstitutionsandtraditionalmechanisms
forChinesedothingstoairtheirgrievancesinconnectionbetweenChineseCommunistPartyandthe
masseswithknowledgeincourttrustworthinessthatprogressestogradualdiffusionofprocessandlegal
institutionstakingplacecausingapreconditionfortheruleoflaw.InthefinalparagraphChinais
comparedwithIndiainitstacklingwithcorruptiondemonstrates.IndiaisnotbetterthanChinaand
arguesthatdemocracyintheabsenceofeconomicdevelopmentisnotsufficientenoughtocontrol
corruption.TheauthorconcludesthatChinaisdoomedtofailbecauseithasneitheraworkingcapitalist
Norsocialistsystem.
Afterreadingthearticle,IlearnedthatChinahavingamixtureofcapitalismandsocialismis
difficulttocontrolafunctioningpoliticalsystembecausethere'snofreedominvolvedandthere'salack
ofdiversityintheeconomicworld.Afterreadingthearticleit'simportanttounderstandthatnotonlythe
peoplearesufferingbuttheenvironmentsufferingfrompollutionasadirectresultinglobalization.I
learnedthatit'simportanttohaveinacapitalisticsociety,anddemocracyshouldalwayshaveatleast
twoentitiesoverseeingthefreemarketandnotjustoneunitarygovernmentoverseeingallofthe
market.
Thisinformationappliestomepersonallybecause,asastudent'sit'simportantformeto
understandexactlywhattheproblemisandwhat'scontributingtotheproblem.Thishelpsme
understandhowtopotentiallyavoidsimilarprobleminthefuture.Thisarticleisveryrelevantbecauseof
ChinassignificanceeconomicallywiththeUnitedStatesofAmerica.Withchinastheirinvestmentsin
theUnitedStateswhateverhappenstoChinaeffectsAmericans.Chinaisaverybigdeveloperof
productsinvariousdifferentfields.Chinaalsoisconnectedtoothercountriesthatifitsellspotentially
thoseotherthirdworldcountriescouldfalltoo.InanycaseifsomethingdidhappentoChinaitwould
beaverybigworldeventsanditcertainlywouldberelevanttoanybodylivinginthe21stcentury.After
readingthearticleIfinditsomewhatdifficulttounderstandbecauseitisacollegepaperwrittenby
Professorspecializinginvariousfields,allhavingPhDsandtechnicaldiction.Howeveritisagoodread
inanunderstandingwhatChinaislookingliketoexpertsinthefieldwhoaretakingascientificapproach
toanalyzeChina'ssystem.Overallthearticleisexcellent,andimportanttounderstandwhatmakes
China'seconomytickandwhatispushingthemtomoveforwardbothitseconomyanditspolitically

References:
Fan,C.Cindy."SocialistChina,CapitalistChina:SocialTensionandPoliticalAdaptationunder
EconomicGlobalization."
PacificAffairs83.4(2010):750+