It was widely believed that communism had no real prospects for China, as a dictatorship of the proletariat seemed to be relevant only in a highly industrialized and not in an agrarian society.

The problem facing China or any nation that modernizes and industrializes in the twentieth century can be simply stated.

To the historian and the sociologist, the experience of Taiwan indicates that China, if left alone and freed from ideological pressures, could industrialize more quickly than any other presently underdeveloped nation.

Frederick Becker (C); 11Jan61; R269952. Modern history; the rise of a democratic, scientific, and industrialized civilization.

SEE WILLIS, H. PARKER. BECKER, CARL L. Modern history, the rise of a democratic, scientific, and industrialized civilization.

Modern history, the rise of a democratic, scientific, and industrialized civilization.

Simone de Beauvoir (A); 2Nov71; R515993. BECKER, CARL L. Modern history; the rise of a democratic, scientific and industrialized civilization.

Agriculture and industrialization: the adjustments that take place as an agricultural country is industrialized.

Frederick Becker (C); 11Jan61; R269952. Modern history; the rise of a democratic, scientific, and industrialized civilization.

SEE WILLIS, H. PARKER. BECKER, CARL L. Modern history, the rise of a democratic, scientific, and industrialized civilization.

Modern history, the rise of a democratic, scientific, and industrialized civilization.

Simone de Beauvoir (A); 2Nov71; R515993. BECKER, CARL L. Modern history; the rise of a democratic, scientific and industrialized civilization.

Agriculture and industrialization: the adjustments that take place as an agricultural country is industrialized.

At the same time it enlarged the middle class to a point at which it was able to play a decisive role in the formulation and direction of social policy in industrialized communities.

When we consider the integration of the world economy, it is this industrialized, modern economy that we have chiefly in mind.