The Logic of Governance in China: An Organizational Approach

ISBN-13: 9781009159401 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022

XUEGUANG ZHOU

Opis

This book applies a unified theoretical framework to empirical research to examine the logic of governance in contemporary China.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: The logic of governance in China; Part I. The Logic of Governance: Institutions and Mechanisms: 2. The Chinese state and the Chinese bureaucracy: A Weberian lens; 3. Modes of governance in the Chinese bureaucracy: A control rights theory; 4. Campaign-style mobilization as a mechanism of governance; Part II. The Logic of Governance and Government Behavior: 5. Bureaucratic bargaining in the Chinese bureaucracy; 6. Collusion among local governments; 7. Muddling through in the Chinese bureaucracy; 8. Inverted soft budget constraint and resource extraction; Part III. The Logic of Governance and Chinese Society: 9. The road to collective debt: Bureaucrats meet villagers; 10. Multiple logics of village elections; 11. Unorganized interests and collective action; 12. Conclusion: The logic of governance and the future of China.