"The spectacular economic growth experienced by China since 1978 has often been hailed as "the China Miracle". Many economists have tried to understand the forces behind China's phenomenal growth and the explanations can be divided into two broad schools of economic thought - one school of...

China's rapid economic growth since 1978 has been mainly credited to the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC), especially Deng Xiaoping, in the official narratives. This article examines key events before and during China's reform and opening, and concludes that the enterprising...