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Governance in China
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2003
Summary
Over the past two decades, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has paradoxically steered the development of a thriving capitalist economy. Unlike many faltering post-socialist states with fragile economies and weakly institutionalised democratic structures, China has witnessed a tide of economic entrepreneurialism that has raised living standards and the country's global economic stature. However, the strains of rapid economic change and the tensions between an increasingly liberalized economy and the partially reformed institutions of an authoritarian polity have become increasingly severe. Crucial to the success of further economic reform and development, good governance is the greatest challenge faced by the CCP.
This groundbreaking book explores the key dimensions of governance in China. These include the prospects for political reform as a new generation of leaders comes to power and China enters the World Trade Organization; the processes of building institutions, such as developing a clean, competent, and meritocracy-based civil service, and improving the legislative framework; enhancing regime legitimacy through the sharing of power at lower levels and promoting citizen participation and voice; and finally the prevention and management of social discontent, with particular reference to worker unrest and the Falun Gong. Drawing on original fieldwork, the international group of authors provides a systematic analysis of the political, institutional, and economic causes underlying China's governance problems and considers the prospects for future social and political change.
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Copyright year
2003
ISBN-Print
978-0-7425-1988-6
ISBN-Online
978-1-4616-3702-8
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
279
Product type
Edited Book
Table of contents
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Preface No access
1 Governance Matters: Key Challenges and Emerging Tendencies Jude Howell No access Pages 1 - 18
2 Elite Responses to Social Change and Globalization Joseph Fewsmith No access Pages 19 - 36
3 Governance and Civil Service Reform John P. Burns No access Pages 37 - 57
4 Reforming State Institutions: Privatizing the Lawyers' System Zhu Sanzhu No access Pages 58 - 76
5 Bringing Culture Back In Michael Keane No access Pages 77 - 96
6 Local Governance: Village and Township Direct Elections Linda Jakobson No access Pages 97 - 120
7 Neighborhood-Level Governance: The Growing Social Foundation of a Public Sphere Zhang Jing No access Pages 121 - 142
8 New Directions in Civil Society: Organizing around Marginalized Interests Jude Howell No access Pages 143 - 171
9 Gender and Governance: The Rise of New Women's Organizations Du Jie No access Pages 172 - 192
10 The Working Class and Governance Marc Blecher No access Pages 193 - 206
11 Governance and the Political Challenge of the Falun Gong Clemens Stubbe Østergaard No access Pages 207 - 225
12 Getting to the Roots: Governance Pathologies and Future Prospects Jude Howell No access Pages 226 - 240
