MAIN ABSTRACTS

On the Regularity of the Modernization of Socialist Governance

Yang Chengxun

Advancing the modernization of governing system and capability as proposed at the Third Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee is another innovation of the theoretical system of socialism with Chinese characteristics. We should combine the principle of Marxism with the practice of China and the world, grasp the new situation and general trend at the new stage, and follow the regularity of systematic governance to strengthen the capability of governance modernization and realize the virtuous circle of the whole socio-economic system and every sub-system, and the socialist long-term peace and order. Therefore, systematic social governance should make the full use of the institutional advantage, construct the system of virtuous circle of the whole socio-economic system and its subsystems, advance the capability of governance modernization, innovate the mode of decision-making and execution, including establishing “ternary mechanism” throughh science and technology to realize the system arrangement of long-term peace and order.

Mao Zedong’s Reflection on “Great Leap Forward” - Also on Mao Zedong’s Ten “Self-examination”      

Yin Yungong

There is deep trace of Mao Zedong Thought in the “Great Leap Forward”. The original intention that Mao Zedong started the “Great Leap Forward” was to realize industrialization and agricultural modernization in China as soon as possible. However, for various of reason, the expected goal was not achieved and some painful lessons were left. During the period of the “Great Leap Forward”, Mao Zedong made ten self-criticism among cadres of different levels and at different meetings, which showed a great politician’s broad heart and spirit of self-criticism, as well as the great capability of self-correction and self-healing of a proletarian party’s. As a specific historical symbol, the “Great Leap Forward” has been engraved on Chinese nation’s special historical memory.

The Reform of State-Owned Enterprises: Theoretical and Practical Innovation   Guo Fei

Since the reform and opening-up, the reform of state-owned enterprises has experienced a splendid process of hard exploration and continuous innovation. The reform of state-owned enterprises has achieved preliminary innovation in nature, function, form, mechanism, layout and structure. It successfully pioneers the combination of socialist public ownership and market economy. In addition to laying a solid foundation for deepening the reform of state-owned enterprises and pushing forward the great cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics, the theoretical and practical innovation of the reform of state-owned enterprises also offer a major driving force and valuable experience for the great rejuvenation of the cause of world socialism.

Correcting the Theoretical Misunderstanding of “Necessary Low Efficiency of State-Owned Enterprises” - Efficiency and Efficacy Measurement of China’s State-Owned Enterprises in 1949-1980 from a Holistic Perspective

Long Fu and Wang Jinchao

It has been a long held theoretical myth that China’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs) operate inefficiently in the era of 1949-1980. The construct is greatly attributed to the efficiency determinism of Western economics with its close-system methodology. In terms of a country’s economy, efficiency is a measurement not only of its individual firm’s input-output ratio but also of the realization of a country’s comprehensive development goal. Thus, from holistic and multi-disciplinary perspectives including that of Western economics, in 1949-80 era, China’s available inputs is horrifically limited, to the extent of infinitesimal times that of the Western countries. Thus China’s actual growth and the realization of its comprehensive development goals indicate an efficient performance by its SOEs, and their achievement is rather remarkable. Therefore, the notion that SOEs must be inefficient is simply a product of pseudo-science.

On the Practice-Dominated Dialectical Materialism - A New Interpretation of the Essential Spirit of Marxist Philosophy

Tao Fuyuan

Past philosophic textbook’s interpretation about the essential spirit of Marxist philosophy and their sticking to dialectical materialism are well-founded. But in stressing the dialectical movement of objective world and dialectical materialism from the objective dimension, they neglect the subjective dimension, which is a serious defect. To overcome this defect, we should express the essential spirit of Marxist philosophy as practice-dominated dialectical materialism. It is of great significance to affirm the leading role of practice in the construction of ontology, epistemology and view of value of Marxist dialectical materialism, which is relevant to the revolutionary essence and fundamental spirit of Marxist philosophy and its correct development direction at the present times.

The Basic Principles of Scientific Socialism Shall Not Be Deserted

Shi Zhenping and Huang Jing

The relationship between scientific socialism and socialism with Chinese characteristics is that the former guides the latter, rather than the opposite. Therefore, we should extract and purify basic principles of scientific socialism on the basis of scientific socialism raised by the founders of Marxism instead of the empirical needs of socialism with Chinese characteristics. There are mainly eight basic principles of scientific socialism: socialism will take the place of capitalism inevitably; basic features at the first stage of communism; the proletariat must organize themselves as a party; violent revolution is the general law of proletarian revolutionj; there is a transition period between capitalism and the first stage of communism; classes struggle and proletarian dictatorship need to be stressed in the transition period; the private ownership must be eliminated; the international proletarian unity must be reinforced.