Author Description

"This book, the Study on "Core Value Systems of a Harmonious Socialist Society" is the result of a series of researches and studies conducted at the Ethical and Moral Improvement Study Center of Renmin University of China--a center of Humanities and Social Sciences for the Ministry of Education. While discussing The Decisions for Several Major Problems about Building the Socialist Harmonious Society by the CPC Central Committee--the first programmatic document on engineering harmony in a socialist society in the history of CPC--this volume explores the connotations of the socialist core value system within the specific conceptual framework of moving toward a harmonious and balanced society."--