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Zhu Rongji served as party secretary and mayor of Shanghai from 1987 to 1991. During that time, he began to reorganise state-owned industries, planned reforms in public housing, initiated infrastructure projects, and laid the groundwork to transform Shanghai into China's financial centre. Many of these experiences influenced national policymaking when he went on to serve as China's Vice Premier and premier.

China's transformation from a planned economy to a more market-oriented one over the past three decades owes much to the charismatic reformer Zhu Rongji. His sweeping efforts ranged from lobbying for the establishment of stock exchanges to revitalizing agriculture. The Road to Reform provides a real-time look at these plans as they were being formulated during the 1990s and early 2000s.

China's transformation from a planned economy to a market-oriented one over the years owes to the reformer Zhu Rongji. His pragmatism and work ethic have been key forces in China's drive to modernization and global stature. This title reveals the evolution of Zhu's thinking and demonstrates how he helped transform the world's most populous nation.