Central Control and Local Discretion in China: Leadership and Implementation During Post-Mao Decollectivization

ISBN-13: 9780198297772 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 226 str.

Jae Ho Chung

Opis

This book analyzes the decollectivization reform in China during the early 1980s in order to gauge its impact on central control and provincial discretion. The volume challenges the notion that the decision to decentralize administrative authority ipso facto produces local discretion properly keyed to local conditions. In fact, outcomes often differ from the intended goals.

Recenzje

Because of the sheer size of China's population and territory, the relationship between central and local government in China has been a crucial topic for investigation. Jae Ho Chung's new book is a considerable step forward in expanding our knowledge on the topic. It sheds new light on centre-province relations in China through a thorough analysis of the process and ramifications of decollectivization during the early 1980s. It offers a sophisticated and convincing explanation for provincial discretion in implementing central policies in the process

O autorze

Professor Chung is Associate Professor in the Department of International Relations, Seoul National University.