China's governance puzzle : enabling transparency and participation in a single-party state / Jonathan R. Stromseth, Edmund J. Malesky, and Dimitar D. Gueorguiev ; with Lai Hairong, Wang XiXin, and Carl Brinton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stromseth, Jonathan, author.

Malesky, Edmund, author.

Gueorguiev, Dimitar D., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Transparency (Ethics) in government--China.

Transparency (Ethics) in government.

Government accountability--China.

Government accountability.

Political participation--China.

Political participation.

China.

China--Politics and government--2002-.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xix, 326 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2017.

Summary:

"China is widely viewed as a global powerhouse that has achieved a remarkable economic transformation with little political change. Less well known is that China's leaders have also implemented far-reaching governance reforms designed to promote government transparency and increase public participation in official policymaking. What are the motivations behind these reforms and, more importantly, what impact are they having? This puzzle lies at the heart of Chinese politics and could dictate China's political trajectory for years to come. This extensive collaborative study not only documents the origins and scope of these reforms across China, but offers the first systematic assessment by quantitatively and qualitatively analyzing the impact of participation and transparency on important governance outcomes. Comparing across provinces and over time, the authors argue that the reforms are resulting in lower corruption and enhanced legal compliance, but these outcomes also depend on a broader societal ecosystem that includes an active media and robust civil society"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

China's approach to governance reform

Concept, chronology, and drivers of transparency reform

Transparency and corruption: analysis of variation within China and hypothesis testing

Comparing approaches to combatting corruption: the Guangdong and Chongqing models

Concept, chronology, and drivers of participation reform

Participation and compliance: analysis of variation and hypothesis testing

Making policy in public: a comparison of three Chinese provinces

The road ahead.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781107122635

1107122635

9781107553323

1107553326

OCLC:

974566947