Chinese State in Transition - Processes and Contests in Local China

Informationen zum Autor Linda Chelan Li is Associate Professor in the Department of Public and Social Administration at the City University of Hong Kong. Klappentext One of the common beliefs outside the People's Republic of China about the changes wrought by the reform era is that there has been no political change. This work explores the meanings of local initiatives! assessing their contribution to improving governance! and revealing the political nature of normative standards. Zusammenfassung Each chapter of this book examines how the state combines with local initiatives from non-state actors in China today. Policy areas examined include cultural strategies, housing, land politics, corruption, peasants’ burden and cadre reforms, women and gender, and international relations. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: The state in transition Linda Chelan Li 1.Cultural Strategies of Development: Implications for village governance Tim Oakes 2.Neoliberalizing Chinese Cities: Housing reform and urbanization James Lee and Ya-peng Zhu 3.Embedded Institutionalization: Sustaining rural tax reform Linda Chelan Li 4.Corruption and Governance: The dual roles of local governments in market reform Ting Gong 5.Land and Power Brokering in China’s Townships You-tien Hsing 6.Diversity and Evolution in the State-in-society: International influences in combating violence against women Louise Edwards 7.‘Peaceful Rise’ and China’s New International Contract: The state in change in transnational society Chengxin Pan Conclusion: News from the front David S G Goodman Bibliography

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• Authors: Linda Chelan Li, Linda Chelan (City University of Hong Kong) Li, Li Linda Chelan
• Assisted by: Linda Chelan Li (Editor), Linda Chelan (City University of Hong Kong) Li (Editor), Li Linda Chelan (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.07.2008
• EAN: 9780415466677
• ISBN: 978-0-415-46667-7
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: Routledge Studies on China in Transition; Routledge Studies on China in Transition
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science; Sociology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Asia, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Local, Politics & government, Social issues & processes, Regional Studies, Politics and government, Regional / International studies, Social and ethical issues, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General