Democracy is a good thing : essays on politics, society, and culture in contemporary China / Yu Keping.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yu, Keping.

Series:

Thornton Center Chinese thinkers series

The Thornton Center Chinese thinkers series

Language:

Chinese

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy--China.

Democracy.

China.

China--Politics and government.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xxxi, 219 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2009]

Summary:

"Presents selections of works of Yu Keping, a Chinese intellectual and figure in official think tanks, on politics and democracy that reveal the ongoing debates in Chinese political and intellectual circles on democratic reform and where China's political development is heading"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Democracy is a good thing

The study of political science and public administration in China: an overview

The seventeenth Party Congress and the agenda for China's political reforms

China's civil society: conceptual definitions, types, and background

The characteristics of Chinese civil society: administrative regulations and institutional environment

Civil society organizations: challenges and responses

Culture and modernity in the Chinese intellectual discourse: a historical perspective

The transformation of Chinese culture since the launching of reform: a historical perspective

China's economic modernization and sustainability

Harmony between man and nature: China's environmental practices and challenges

Preserving China's autonomy in the era of globalization

Federalism in modern China: concepts and experiments

A harmonious world and global governance: a Chinese perspective.

Notes:

Translated from Chinese.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-205) and index.

ISBN:

9780815796947

0815796943

OCLC:

185691288