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Exploring one of the most dynamic and contested regions of the world, this series includes works on political, economic, cultural, and social changes in modern and contemporary Asia and the Pacific.In contrast to the failure of economic reforms in Eastern Europe, China's economic reforms have been quite successful. These economic reforms, in turn, triggered such profound social and political changes as massive temporary migrations to the cities; a consumer revolution by the newly emerged middle class; the revival of religious movements; the rise of Chinese feminism; and impetus toward democratization along the Western line. This collection examines the origins, nature and impact, as well as the future prospects of these reforms and changes. The contributors are all active researchers from a variety of disciplines, including economics, sociology, political science, and geography.
List of contents
1: Introduction; I: Origins; 2: Economic Institutional Change in Post-Mao China; 3: The Role of Property Rights in China's Rural Reforms and Development; 4: An Emerging Global City Region?; II: Transformations; 5: Migration in China in the Reform Era; 6: Social Transformations, Civil Society, and Taiwanese Business in Fujian; 7: The Outsider Within and the Insider Without; III: Challenges; 8: Assessment of the Current State of China's Economic Reforms; 9: Chinese Nationalism; 10: Saints and the State; 11: Politics of Partial Marketization
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Alvin Y. So
Summary
In contrast to the failure of economic reforms in Eastern Europe, China's economic reforms have been quite successful. This collection examines the origins, nature and impact, as well as the future prospects, of these reforms and challenges. The contributors are from a variety of disciplines.
