Abstract：As a successful transition, Chinese-style modernization has demonstrated a unique path and enriched the theoretical connotation of transition economics. Progressive reform with Chinese characteristics is the path of institutional change for realizing modernization that suits China’s national conditions. It influences the process of institutional change and Chinese-style modernization in Chinese society through four logics: From the perspective of the evolution mode of institutional change, the mandatory institutional change designed by the central government at the top level and the induced institutional change triggered by special policies, as the two aspects of institutional supply and demand in the reform process, are complementary in institutional performance. From the perspective of the specific implementation path of institutional change, the combination of top-down mandatory institutional change, which is dominant, and bottom-up induced institutional change, which is the result and driving force of mandatory institutional change, constitutes the internal evolution logic of the institutional performance of the progressive reform with Chinese characteristics; from the perspective of the main body of institutional change, the “dual system” and the “dual policy” are the two aspects of the reform process, and the “dual system” is the two aspects of institutional supply and demand. From the perspective of the main body of institutional change, the “double main body structure” is not only an important factor for the progressive reform with Chinese characteristics to unleash potential institutional performance but also an indispensable institutional force for the continuous advancement of Chinese modernization; from the perspective of the driving mechanism of institutional change, Hong Kong and Macao, as “exogenous variables” with great potential, exert significant influence through the learning effect, impacting the development of Chinese modernization. From the perspective of the driving mechanism of institutional change, Hong Kong and Macao, as “exogenous variables” with great potential, facilitate the gradual formation of “adaptive expectations” in the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) through the combined effects of the learning and imitation effects, continuously strengthening the endogenous driving force of progressive reform with Chinese characteristics and thus accelerating the pace of Chinese-style modernization.
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TAO Yi-tao. Chinese-Style Modernization and “Gradual Reform” with Chinese Characteristics. , 2025, 42(2): 5-12.
2025, Vol. 42 
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