Challenges facing Chinese political development / edited by Sujian Guo & Baogang Guo.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Guo, Sujian, 1957-

Guo, Baogang, 1960-

Series:

Challenges facing Chinese political development

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Politics and government.

China--Politics and government--21st century.

China.

China--Economic conditions--2000-.

Economic conditions.

China--Social conditions--2000-.

Social conditions.

Physical Description:

vi, 240 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2007]

Summary:

Challenges Facing Chinese Political Development is a topical examination of some of the most recent developments in Chinese politics. Featuring a roster of international scholars, the book comprises an assortment of chapters focusing on a particular dimension or specific issue of political culture, political economy, foreign policy, and environmental and social challenges. The editors, Sujian Guo and Baogang Guo, have divided the essays into five parts: political legitimacy, political economy, external challenges, environmental challenges, and social challenges. Each of these dimensions serves as a window through which the reader can glimpse various challenges in Chinese political development in the new century. Challenges Facing Chinese Political Development is suitable for students of all levels and researchers of Chinese politics.

Contents:

Nationalism, market reforms, and political support in contemporary China / Huisheng Shou

The study of Chinese political culture from the perspective of communication as social construction / Wenshan Jia

Explaining the reform of China's exchange rate regime: the utility of economic interest approaches / Logan Wright

Information technology for ecological analysis and the future of public administration in China / Andrew Swift and Xiaohang Liu

China: U.S. partner, competitor, or threat

what do the Americans think? / Yanmin Yu

Barking up the wrong tree? the master narrative of "China threat theory" examined / Chengqiu Wu

The dilemma of Western industrial civilization and China's path in the 21st century / Joel Kassiola & Xiaohang Liu

China's pollution challenge: the impact of economic growth and environmental complaints on environmental and social outcomes / Anna Brettell

Engaging the law: migrant workers, social networks, and the Chinese labor law / Jeffrey Becker

Modernization, economic development and inter-ethnic relations in China / Enze Han.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780739120941

0739120948

9780739120958

0739120956

OCLC:

144771442