×


 x 

Shopping cart
. Ed(S): Lin, Gang; Hu, Xiaobo - China After Jiang - 9780804749183 - V9780804749183
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.

China After Jiang

€ 124.55
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for China After Jiang Hardback. One of the first evaluations of China's leadership transition with Jiang Zemin's 2002 retirement as Communist Party chief, this book probes the country's related institutional transitions--both those under way and those still needed if China is to remain stable and prosperous in the 21st century. Editor(s): Lin, Gang; Hu, Xiaobo. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 395.

Because power in China is so concentrated at the top, changes in leadership usually mean changes in many other domains as well. In this study, based on documents released around the time Jiang Zemin left office in November 2002 and interviews with Chinese officials, the authors concentrate on more fundamental institutional changes, both those under way well before Jiang stepped down and those still urgently needed if China is to remain stable and prosperous in the 21st century. Topics addressed include the role of ideology, the issue of legitimacy, rule-making and -breaking, Party governance, the use of state power for ... Read more

The authors ask how changing concepts of property rights have influenced China's development, and whether present and future leaders will be able to maintain the Party's monopoly on political power by partially democratizing the party itself. They conclude that strengthened institutions are critical to China's future well-being.

Contributors include Gang Lin, Xiaobo Hu, David Bachman, Lowell Dittmer, and Richard Madsen.

Show Less

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
Number of Pages
172
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804749183
SKU
V9780804749183
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About . Ed(S): Lin, Gang; Hu, Xiaobo
Gang Lin is an Asia Program Associate at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Xiaobo Hu is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Clemson University.

Reviews for China After Jiang

Goodreads reviews for China After Jiang


Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!