China after the Ninth National People's Congress : meeting cross-century challenges / John Wong, Zheng Yongnian, Li Jinshan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wong, John, 1939-

East Asian Institute Staff, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

National University of Singapore. East Asian Institute.

Zheng, Yongnian.

Li, Jinshan.

Series:

East Asian Institute Contemporary China Series

EAI occasional paper ; no. 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Elections--China.

Elections.

Election law--China.

Election law.

China--Politics and government--1976-.

China.

China--Economic policy--1976-.

China. Chuan kuo jen min tai piao ta hui.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (100 p.)

Place of Publication:

Singapore ; River Edge, N.J. : World Scientific ; Singapore : Singapore University Press, National University of Singapore, c1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

China's Ninth National People's Congress (NPC), convened in March 1998, established a new NPC and a new cabinet. Is NPC still much like a "rubber stamp" as before? Will the new chairman, Li Peng, follow his predecessor, Qiao Shi, use it as a base to expand his power in competition with Jiang Zemin and Zhu Rongji? More importantly, Zhu Rongji is now the new premier. What are his development strategies for China's economy? He has set out to shake up China's unwieldy bureaucracy and to reform its loss-making state-owned enterprises. Can he still accomplish his ambitions in the face of rising unem

Contents:

Editorial Committee; CONTENTS; THE NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS AND ITS ELECTORAL SYSTEM; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; THE NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS AND ITS ELECTORAL SYSTEM; Is NPC Still A ""Rubber Stamp""?; The Electoral System Under the NPC; The 1953 Election Law; The 1979 Election Law; The 1982 and 1986 Amendments; Democratisation within the System; Urban-Rural Discrepancy; Is China's Electoral System Getting More Democratic?; INTERPRETING ZHU RONGJI'S STRATEGIES FOR THE CHINESE ECONOMY; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; INTERPRETING ZHU RONGJI'S STRATEGIES FOR THE CHINESE ECONOMY; The Right Man at the Right Time

Boosting Economic GrowthCompleting the Unfinished Business of Reform; CHINA'S POLITICS AFTER THE NINTH NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS: POWER REALIGNMENT; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; CHINA'S POLITICS AFTER THE NINTH NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS: POWER REALIGNMENT; A New Age of Politics for China?; NPC: From Symbolism to Real Power; Factionalism v.s. Institutional Competition; A Source of Political Legitimacy; Institutionalizing Political ""Exit"" to Empower NPC; Internal Reorganization; Whither the 9th NPC?; State Council: Taming China's Old Leviathan; Institutional Reorganization

A New Leviathan in Formation?The Party: Balancing NPC and State Council; Interlocking System; The NPC and the Party; The State Council and the Party; The Party as Umpire for the NPC and the State Council; A New Triangle: Chinese Way of Checks and Balances; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9789812816009

9812816003