A Comparative Study On The Decision-making Method Of Mao Zedong And Deng Xiaoping

Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping's decision-making method which combine the basic principles of Marxism with Chinese policy-making practice. there are many similarities , there are also many differences.The formation of the two conditions is different. from the objective view, we found that they lived in the different background and faced different tasks .Mao Zedong era in which the background was war and revolution,The corresponding main task was how to obtain the victory of the revolution. Deng Xiaoping era in which the background is the era of peace and development,Its main task is to take economic construction . The difference of subjective factors is Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping's personality difference. The personality of Mao Zedong is full of indomitable struggle and the romantic .The personality of Deng Xiaoping is based on bold and pragmatic.The content is rich, the mass line, seeking truth from facts, research methods which is in common. but in the specific decision-making practice, the two also displayed their own distinct features. Mao Zedong pay attention to defeat enemy .Deng Xiaoping pay attention to develop.In the values, they have something in common, such as for the people, to maximize the interests of the people. the difference is reflected in the values of the characteristics and interests of the people on the path to achieve, the characteristic of Mao Zedong is full of idealism, and the values of Deng Xiaoping is realistic characteristics. The way which Mao Zedong achieve the interests of people is succeed by changes in the relations of production and a planned economy, but Deng Xiaoping chosen to develop the productive forces and implementation of a socialist market economy.In the characteristics, they have something in common , such as in the times, practical, theoretical and innovative features, but it is different in the style of theory and the form of languageIt has important theoretical and practical significance through comparing their decision-making methods, such as improving the Party's governing capacity and deepening the understanding of the ideology.