China's long march toward rule of law / Randall Peerenboom.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Peerenboom, R. P. (Randall P.), 1958- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rule of law--China.

Rule of law.

China.

Law reform--China.

Law reform.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 673 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2002.

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Summary:

China has enjoyed considerable economic growth in recent years in spite of an immature, albeit rapidly developing, legal system, a system whose nature, evolution and path of development have been poorly understood by scholars. Drawing on his legal and business experience in China as well as his academic background in the field, Peerenboom provides a detailed analysis of China's legal reforms. He argues that China is in transition from rule by law to a version of rule of law, though most likely not a liberal democratic version as found in economically advanced countries in the West. Maintaining that law plays a key role in China's economic growth, Peerenboom assesses reform proposals and makes his own recommendations. In addition to students and scholars of Chinese law, political science, sociology and economics, this will interest business professionals, policy advisors, and governmental and non-governmental agencies as well as comparative legal scholars and philosophers.

Contents:

Introduction

The evolution of rule of law in China: the role of law in historical context

Post-Mao reforms: competing conceptions of rule of law

Rule of law and its critics

Retreat of the Party and State

The legislative system: battling chaos

The judiciary: in search of independence, authority and competence

The legal profession: the quest for independence and professionalism

The administrative law regime: reining in an unruly bureaucracy

Rule of law and economic development

Rule of law, democracy and human rights

Conclusion: the future of legal reform.

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ISBN:

9780511493737

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