40 Terms
Contributors in Chinese history
Chinese history
Yuan
History; Chinese history
China's monetary unit, which in mid-1987 had an exchange rate of US$1 to -Y3. 72, or -Y1 to US$. 269. The yuan is divided into 100 fen, and 10 fen constitute 1 jiao. The currency is known as renminbi ...
Cadre
History; Chinese history
Person who holds any responsible position in either the party or the governmental apparatus throughout the nation. Term usually denotes a person in administrative work. It often denotes, in a more ...
Danwei (work unit)
History; Chinese history
The basic-level organisation through which party and government officials control social, political, and economic behaviour of residents. The danwei typically controls the allocation of housing, ...
Production team
History; Chinese history
Formerly the basic accounting and farm production unit in the people's commune system. Production teams were largely disbanded during the agricultural reforms of 1982-85. In the administrative ...
Special economic zones
History; Chinese history
Small coastal areas established beginning in 1979 to promote economic development and introduction of advanced technology through foreign investment. Special preferential terms and facilities are ...
People's commune
History; Chinese history
Formerly the highest of three administrative levels in rural areas in the period from 1958 to 1982-85, when they were replaced by townships (q. V. ). Communes, the largest collective units, were ...
Gross national product (GNP)
History; Chinese history
The total value of final goods and services produced in the economy. The "estimated GNP" figures used in the text are estimates by United States government analysts of Chinese GNP according to the U. ...
