This book constructs an interactive model of power to explain the relations of the central and provincial governments in reform China. Unlike most previous analyses, Centre and Provinces: China 1978-93 argues that provincial non-compliance is partly the product of central policy as well as provincial choice.
This book constructs an interactive model of power to explain the relations of the central and provincial governments in reform China. Unlike most pre...
This book explores the idea of responsible government in East Asia, arguing that many recent governance crises have resulted from responsibility failures on a huge scale. It distinguishes between accountability, which it argues has been overemphasised recently, and responsibility, which it argues goes beyond accountability, true responsible government involving the actor in feeling liable for and taking responsibility for his or her actions. It shows how historically the concept of responsibility is more embedded in political discussions in Asia, whereas the concepts of democracy and...
This book explores the idea of responsible government in East Asia, arguing that many recent governance crises have resulted from responsibility failu...
The international aid community has advocated governance reforms as a necessary complement to economic aid to developing countries. The resultant Good Governance Agenda has been criticised for its ahistorical bias. The empirical case studies reported in this book further illustrate the limitations by showing the complex logics of governance reforms and their relations with development in the Asian context. The analysis highlights the importance of taking full notice of the Asian reform experiences in the ongoing reflection over the global institutional and development agenda. The message is...
The international aid community has advocated governance reforms as a necessary complement to economic aid to developing countries. The resultant Good...
This book examines questions of change and inertia in the context of the longstanding grievances over excessive taxation in rural China. How can some changes be sustained, whilst others cannot? How can a longstanding administrative practice be changed or even terminated, especially when previous attempts at change have failed?
Using extensive interview data with local and central bureaucrats, Li's findings highlight the role of parallel developments and agency in the change process, as well as the prevalence of contingency and uncertainty. It also elegantly blends the...
This book examines questions of change and inertia in the context of the longstanding grievances over excessive taxation in rural China. How can so...
