Description

Since the Chinese economic reform was realized in the early 1990s, a significant revolution has been launched socially, economically, and politically in China. At present, China is an indispensable actor in the international arena, so that the transitions domestically bring about substantial influence on the whole world. Dynamics of Local Governance in China during the Reform takes close look at China's current transformation and its broader implications. Through their thought-provoking essays, the contributors to this volume dissect China's transformation by examining various topics in the field of contemporary China studies, such as rural industrialization, development of civic society, socio-economic transformation and local self-governance.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. The Uncertain Outcomes of Rural Industrialization: A Reassessment
Chapter 2. Associational Revolution in China: Mapping the Landscapes
Chapter 3. Religious organizations and local self rule in rural China
Chapter 4. In Search of Positive Deviants: Social Entrepreneurs, Non-Governmental Organizations, and the Development of Civil Society in China
Chapter 5. Socio-economic Transformation, Grassroots Democracy and Political Value Change in China: A comparison with Hong Kong and Taiwan
Chapter 6. Elite Mobility in Post-Reform Rural China
Chapter 7. Contracting and Dispute Resolution among Chinese Firms: Law and Its Substitutes
Chapter 8. Developing into a Developmental State: Explaining the Changing Government-Business Relationships behind the Kunshan Miracle
Chapter 9. Cross-boundary State-society Interactions in South China

Product details

Published 23 Dec 2009
Format Hardback
Edition 1st
Extent 326
ISBN 9780739126882
Imprint Lexington Books
Dimensions 241 x 162 mm
Series Key Concepts in Philosophy
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Anthology Editor

Tse-Kang Leng

Anthology Editor

Yun-han Chu

Contributor

Jianyu He

Contributor

Shu Keng

Contributor

Richard Madsen

Contributor

Jean C. Oi

Contributor

Kaoru Shimizu

Contributor

Shaoguang Wang

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