Chapter 1 Basic Principles of Marxist Political Economy

1.1 Overview of Marxist Political Economy

1.1.1 Production of Material Information

1.1.2 Economic Attributes of Goods and Labor

1.1.3 The Essence, Function and Circulation Law of Money

1.1.4 Law of Surplus Value

1.1.5 Capital Accumulation and Its Historical Trend

1.1.6 Capital Circulation and Turnover and Social Capital Reproduction

1.1.7 Specific Forms of Capital and Surplus Value

1.2 Chinese Practice of Marxist Political Economy

1.2.1 The Essence of Socialism is to Liberate and Develop Productive Forces

1.2.2 Socialist Public Ownership

1.2.3 Socialist Income Distribution System

Chapter 2 Theory of Socialist Market Economy

2.1 Basic Principles of the Market Economy

2.1.1 The Essence of the Market Economy

2.1.2 The Formation and Development of Market Economy

2.1.3 Basic Characteristics of the Market Economy

2.1.4 Limitations of the Classical Market Economy (and the Need for Government Intervention)

2.2 Establishment of a Socialist Market Economy

2.2.1 The Necessity of Socialism Implementing Market Economy

2.2.2 The Essence of the Socialist Market Economy

2.2.3 Basic Characteristics of Socialist Market Economy

2.2.4 The Basic Framework of the Socialist Market Economy System

2.3 Carriers of Operation in a Socialist Market Economy

2.3.1 Micro-subjects in the Socialist Market Economy

2.3.2 Market Mechanism in Socialist Market Economy

2.3.3 Market System in Socialist Market Economy

2.3.4 Market Order in Socialist Market Economy

2.4 Government Macro Control in Socialist Market Economy

2.4.1 Necessity of Government Macro-economic Control in Socialist Market Economy

2.4.2 Targets of Government Macro-economic Control in Socialist Market Economy

2.4.3 Means of Government Macro-economic Control in Socialist Market Economy

Chapter 3 Government and Market

3.1 Economic Function of Government: The Theoretical Perspective

3.1.1 General Equilibrium and Welfare Economics

3.1.2 Market Failure and the Function of Government

3.2 Transformation of Government Function:The Historical Perspective

3.2.1 The Global Experience

3.2.2 The Chinese Experience

3.2.3 The Pushing Power of the Transformation of Government Function

3.3 Historical Changes of Chinese Government Functions

3.3.1 The Stage of Economic Development

3.3.2 Reform of Government Institutions

3.4 On the Future Functions of Chinese Government

3.4.1 International Issues may Change Government Functions

3.4.2 The Function of the Government in Dealing with Major Disasters should be Improved

3.4.3 The Function of the Government to Prevent Risks is Expanding

Chapter 4 Industrialization in China

4.1 Introduction