Can China’s economic growth recover in 2023?

Deng, Kent ORCID: 0000-0002-9795-3646 (2023) Can China’s economic growth recover in 2023? China Dialogues (11 Jan 2023). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

China has stunned the world by making a sharp U-turn and replacing its draconian ‘Zero-Tolerance’ COVID policy, implemented since 2020, with a ‘Zero-Control’ policy announced just before the New Year 2023. One wonders how and why such a total change of heart by China’s leadership was possible. The answer seems to be: ‘It’s the economy, stupid!’, citing James Carville (or Donald Trump decades later).

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/cff/
Additional Information:	© 2023 The Author
Divisions:	Economic History
Subjects:	J Political Science > JQ Political institutions Asia, Africa, Australia, Pacific H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
Date Deposited:	14 Feb 2023 11:54
Last Modified:	11 Sep 2025 13:55
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/118077

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