The Functional Strategies of the 21st-Century Socialist Market Economy of China: An Overview

Abstract

The complex structure of the socialist market economy of China founded fundamentally on the principles of socialism and blended gradually with the key parameters of capitalism tells an interesting success story for the researchers working in the field of political economy which can be studied through the lenses of institutional divergence, cultural confidence, and development success, all of which are connected to realistic economic policies of the Communist Party of China commonly known as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The party believes in incorporating rules for digital governance, AI ethics with preserving sovereignty, green finance taxonomy, and infrastructure quality while striking a balance between entrepreneurship and participation as per global norms pertaining to the economic governance. In this background, the current study examines the blended incorporation of capitalism and socialism within the political and socioeconomic realms of China in the twenty-first century. The research specifically attempts to identify how innovations under the capitalism are both fostering economic growth in China and creating problems in terms of ensuring sustainability and income equality. It finds that the agility of policies through pilot testing, quick scaling of efficient tools and updates through planning cycles, and redundancy through institutional arrangements—the shock-absorbing functions of the State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs), grassroots mobilization mechanisms, and centralized problem-solving of cross-sector puzzles—are all necessary for the successful continuation of the Chinese economic model nevertheless the performance trajectory indicates a degree of assurance that the current model will endure in spite of all the worldwide obstacles.