Study On Deng Xiaoping’s Economic Thought

Deng Xiaoping’ economy thought is a series of relevant economic construction theoryproposed by the second generation of the collective leadership of the party central committeewith Deng Xiaoping as the core in the process of exploring the building of socialism withChinese characteristics and in the difficult course of leading millions of people to carry onChina’ reforming, opening up and socialist modernization construction. This thought adheresto the inheritance, development and innovation of Marxist economics.To find a road of socialism suitable for China’s national conditions, we have had severalimportant lapses and paid a heavy price. To investigate its reasons, obviously they are variousin many aspects. There are mistakes of guiding ideology, lack of experience, dogmaticunderstanding of Marxism and also the copy of other countries’ mode. But in the finalanalysis, we failed to put the universal truth of Marxism with the concrete practice in ourcountry together very well.The third plenary session has turned a new leaf for China’s opening and reforming in thegreat history. In the process of deepening knowledge on socialism, the basic line and a seriesof policies are formed gradually in which we regard economic construction as the center, stickto the four cardinal principles and persist in reforming and opening up. Among them theeconomic aspects include the following: vigorously developing the productive forces and thereform of economic system, setting up the special economic zones, opening up andestablishment of market economy and achieving common prosperity, etc.Correct and deep flowers of ideals produce good results. During more than30years, theachievements of our country’s economic construction have drawn the attention of the wholeworld. The country’s economic power strengthened greatly and the urban, rural people’smaterial and cultural life has been improved significantly. The facts eloquently proved thatDeng Xiaoping’s economy thought is actual and can withstand the test of practice. Exploringand studying these ideas undoubtedly have enlightenment on the economic work of thepresent day.