The Chinese State in Transition : Processes and contests in local China

ISBN-13: 9780415466677 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 186 str.

Opis

One of the commonly and widely held beliefs outside the People's Republic of China about the changes wrought by the reform era is that there has been no political change. This volume demonstrates that the state and politics in China have changed considerab

Spis treści

Introduction: The state in transition Linda Chelan Li 1.Cultural Strategies of Development: Implications for village governance Tim Oakes 2.Neoliberalizing Chinese Cities: Housing reform and urbanization James Lee and Ya-peng Zhu 3.Embedded Institutionalization: Sustaining rural tax reform Linda Chelan Li 4.Corruption and Governance: The dual roles of local governments in market reform Ting Gong 5.Land and Power Brokering in China’s Townships You-tien Hsing 6.Diversity and Evolution in the State-in-society: International influences in combating violence against women Louise Edwards 7.‘Peaceful Rise’ and China’s New International Contract: The state in change in transnational society Chengxin Pan Conclusion: News from the front David S G Goodman Bibliography

O autorze

Linda Chelan Li is Associate Professor in the Department of Public and Social Administration at the City University of Hong Kong.