The Role of Economic Nationalism in Continuity of Reforms Trend in China’s Political Economy (1976-2017)

The Role of Economic Nationalism in Continuity of Reforms Trend in China’s Political Economy (1976-2017) Abstract The economic development trend has been continuing along with generational changes in supreme level of Chinese leadership in China after 1970 and political stability alongside economic growth has gone through a determined path. In this paper, we focus on the issue of economic nationalism to find out the reasons of the continuation of reforms trend in this period. Using an analytical-explanatory method, we answer the question that how economic nationalism has helped continuation of reforms from second generation to fifth generation of leaders after reformism era in china. We suppose that economic nationalism has helped this process through creating consensus on reform programs among Chinese leaders. Our findings show that economic nationalism as an independent variable has caused different narratives of economic nationalism through creating consensus among different generations which has resulted in continuation of reforms trend in China.