Governance in China / edited by Jude Howell.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Howell, Jude.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public administration--China.

Public administration.

China.

China--Politics and government--1976-.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xiv, 279 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2004]

Contents:

1 Governance Matters: Key Challenges and Emerging Tendencies / Jude Howell 1

2 Elite Responses to Social Change and Globalization / Joseph Fewsmith 19

3 Governance and Civil Service Reform / John P. Burns 37

4 Reforming State Institutions: Privatizing the Lawyers' System / Zhu Sanzhu 58

5 Bringing Culture Back In / Michael Keane 77

6 Local Governance: Village and Township Direct Elections / Linda Jakobson 97

7 Neighborhood-Level Governance: The Growing Social Foundation of a Public Sphere / Zhang Jing 121

8 New Directions in Civil Society: Organizing around Marginalized Interests / Jude Howell 143

9 Gender and Governance: The Rise of New Women's Organizations / Du Jie 172

10 The Working Class and Governance / Marc Blecher 193

11 Governance and the Political Challenge of the Falun Gong / Clemens Stubbe Ostergaard 207

12 Getting to the Roots: Governance Pathologies and Future Prospects / Jude Howell 226.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-261) and index.

ISBN:

0742519872

0742519880

OCLC:

52086156