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Governance in China
Jude . Ed(S): Howell
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Description for Governance in China
Hardback. This work 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, and the prevention and management of social discontent. Editor(s): Howell, Jude. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
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. ... Read more
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. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780742519879
SKU
V9780742519879
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About Jude . Ed(S): Howell
Jude Howell is professor and director of the Centre for Civil Society, London School of Economics.
Reviews for Governance in China
An excellent set of essays that provides original research findings relating to the issue of governance in contemporary China.
Anthony Saich, Harvard University It is a welcome contribution to the limited literature on an important, if neglected, aspect of China's modernization.
International Affairs
Meticulously researched and minutely detailed volume. Highly recommended.
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Anthony Saich, Harvard University It is a welcome contribution to the limited literature on an important, if neglected, aspect of China's modernization.
International Affairs
Meticulously researched and minutely detailed volume. Highly recommended.
CHOICE
The book's insights ... Read more