The 'Chinese Dream': Corruption, Inequality, and the Rule of Law
Citation:
Di Tella, Rafael, and Meg Rithmire. "The 'Chinese Dream': Corruption, Inequality, and the Rule of Law." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 715-057, June 2015. View Details|
Case HBS Case Collection December 2014 (Revised November 2015) Governing the 'Chinese Dream': Corruption, Inequality and the Rule of Law |
Abstract
Xi Jinping assumed his position as head of China's fifth generation of leaders in 2012. Xi was head of both the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party, which had ruled China since 1949. Xi inherited a country far more unequal than the one that Mao Zedong, Communist China's first leader, had left behind in 1978. The growth of markets had made China much wealthier, but also generated many social problems, including inequality, corruption, and social protests. This case discusses China's political and economic development in the 20th century to situate Xi's—and China's—contemporary challenges.
Keywords: China; Growth; inequality; Wealth and Poverty; social stability; perceptions of inequality; chinese dream; chinese political thought; corruption; Equality and Inequality; China;
Citation:
Di Tella, Rafael, Meg Rithmire, and Kait Szydlowski. "Governing the 'Chinese Dream': Corruption, Inequality and the Rule of Law." Harvard Business School Case 715-023, December 2014. (Revised November 2015.)
