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Have the Chinese people been better off in each of these areas since the death of Mao? Since Mao's death in 1976, there have been economic, social, and political areas of both change and continuity. The leadership that came into power after Mao's death shared his aspirations to develop an economy sufficiently strong to compete with the rest of the world. This, however, is virtually the only element of economic continuity. The methods employed by Deng Xiaoping and his government contrasted significantly with Mao's. Their 'four modernisations' of 1978, two of whose aims included agricultural and industrial advances, removed several of Mao's restrictions on the economy and so allowed for a much freer market. In the 1980's this gave the economy a growth rate of 10% per annum, one of the largest worldwide. Today, in fact, it is the fastest growing economy, as China experiences unprecedented economic expansion...

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