Handbook of contemporary China / edited by William S Tay, Alvin Y So.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Zheng, Shusen.

So, Alvin Y., 1953-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development--China--History--20th century--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Economic development.

Economic development--China--History--21st century--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Social change--China--20th century--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Social change.

Social change--China--21st century--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

China--History--20th century--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

China.

China--History--21st century--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

China--Foreign relations--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (466 p.)

Place of Publication:

Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific Pub., 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Handbook of Contemporary China is a convenient reference in one single volume that offers comprehensive overviews of crucial cultural dimensions and key institutions of China. The Handbook covers a wide range of topics including: development model, politics, society, law, population, ethnicity, foreign relations, environment, urbanization, higher education, religion, literature, cinema, leisure and consumption, and internet and society. It is the first of its kind in the field of China Studies that traces the historical evolutions and profound transformations over the last three decades that...

Contents:

Preface William S. TAY and Alvin Y. SO; CONTENTS; 1. Development Model Alvin Y. SO; Abstract; Characteristics; Contestations and Interpretations; Beyond the Ideological Debate: The Ambiguity of China's Development; Why the China Model Works?; Can the China Model Be Copied?; References; 2. Politics Kam-Yee LAW; Abstract; I. Introduction; II. Background of the Reforms and Framework of Analysis; III. Leadership Succession and Bureaucratic Reforms; IV. Reforms in the State Council and Power Decentralization in the Governmental Hierarchy

V. Reconfiguring the Legislative Role of the NPC and the "Rule-by-Law" Society VI. NPC's Electoral Reforms and the Role of Democratic Parties; VII. Rural Politics; VIII. Relationship between the Civil Society and the State; IX. Democratization as an Ideological-Institutional Strategy; X. Closing Remarks; References; 3. Social Change Xiaogang WU; Abstract; Introduction; Institutional Structures under Chinese Socialism; 1. The Household Registration System (hukou); 2. The Work Unit System (Danwei); 3. Cadre-Worker Status Distinction; Rural Reform, Hukou and Labor Migration

1. Growth in Rural Non-agricultural Sector2. Migration and Urbanization; 3. Recent Reforms on Hukou Regulations; Urban Work Units in Transitions; 1. The Work Unit and Changing Labor Relationship; 2. The Growth of Self-Employment and Private Sectors; 3. From Work Unit to Community Governance; Inequality, Education and Social Mobility; 1. Changing Inequality and Stratification; 2. Educational Expansion and Persisting Inequality; 3. Social Mobility; Summary and Conclusions; References; 4. Law Bin LIANG; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Pre-Reform Era (1949-1978); 3. Reform Era (1978-Present)

(1) Rebuilding of the Legal System(2) Professionalization; 4. Studies of China's Legal System; (1) Progress of Studies4; (2) Major Theories on China's Legal Reform; 5. Contemporary Criminal Justice System; (1) Police and Policing; (2) Courts; (3) Corrections; 6. Accession to WTO and Its Impact; 7. Public Participation and Its Impact; 8. Conclusion; References; 5. Population Zhongdong MA; Abstract; 1. The Chinese Population: Size, Growth and Composition; (1) Huge Population Size and Growth; (2) Highly Uneven Population Distribution; (3) Rapid Urbanization; (4) Nationalities

2. Population Structure: Composition by Sex and Age 3. Fertility and Mortality; (1) Fertility; 1) Fertility trends in China; 2) Fertility by parity in 1990's; (2) Mortality; 1) Mortality trends; 2) Age patterns of Mortality; 4. Floating Population; (1) Trends of the Inter-County Floating Population; (2) Inter-Provincial Temporary Migrants; 5. Conclusion; References; 6. Ethnicity Barry SAUTMAN; Abstract; I. Introduction; II. Ethnicity in a Chinese Context; A. Territory and Demography; B. History; III. China's Major Ethnic Policies; A. Official Recognition of Ethnic Minorities

B. Ethnic Regional Autonomy: The Centerpiece of China's Ethnic Policies

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789814350099

9814350095

OCLC:

858227965