Robert Scalapino, and Tun-jen Cheng all read drafts of this book and offered
timely criticisms and suggestions. Their efforts greatly improved the quality
of my work. I also received help from Professors Alan P.L. Liu, Karl Fields,
and Paul Stern on the theoretical development of the book. Their comments
early in the writing of the manuscript were invaluable. An anonymous reader
at Westview made some helpful comments that led to a clearer analysis.
Finally, I am grateful to my wife, Mary, for her reading of drafts, painstaking
efforts to sharpen my writing skills, and enthusiastic support of all my
endeavors.

Steven J. Hood

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