Mao's Invisible Hand - The Political Foundations of Adaptive Governance in China

Informationen zum Autor Sebastian Heilmann is Professor of Comparative Government and the Political Economy of China at the University of Trier. Elizabeth J. Perry is Henry Rosovsky Professor of Government at Harvard University and Director of the Harvard-Yenching Institute. Patricia M. Thornton is University Lecturer in the Politics of China at Oxford University. Klappentext Observers have been predicting the demise of China's Communist state since Mao's death. Yet policymakers have managed the fastest sustained economic expansion in world history. This book shows that many contemporary techniques of governance have their roots in experimental policy generation and implementation dating to the revolution and early PRC. Zusammenfassung Observers have been predicting the demise of China’s Communist state since Mao’s death. Yet policymakers have managed the fastest sustained economic expansion in world history. This book shows that many contemporary techniques of governance have their roots in experimental policy generation and implementation dating to the revolution and early PRC.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Sebastian Heilmann, Sebastian (EDT)/ Perry Heilmann, Sebastian Heilmann
• Collaboration: Sebastian Heilmann (Editeur), Elizabeth J. Perry (Editeur)
• Edition: Harvard University Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Broché
• Sortie: 01.04.2011
• EAN: 9780674060630
• ISBN: 978-0-674-06063-0
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 232 mm x 23 mm
• Thèmes: Harvard Contemporary China Series; Harvard Contemporary China Series; Harvard Comtemporary China (HUP)
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée; Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Sciences de la Terre > Géographie