China's political system : features, institutions, and leaders / Camelia L. Jacoby, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jacoby, Camelia L.

Series:

China in the 21st century (Commack, N.Y.)

China in the 21st century

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

China--Politics and government.

China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (75 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is designed to provide Congress with a perspective on the contemporary political system of China, the only Communist Party-led state in the G-20 grouping of major economies. China's Communist Party dominates state and society in China, is committed to maintaining a permanent monopoly on power, and is intolerant of those who question its right to rule. Nonetheless, analysts consider China's political system to be neither monolithic nor rigidly hierarchical. Jockeying among leaders and institutions representing different sets of interests is common at every level of the system. This bo

Contents:

""CHINA'S POLITICAL SYSTEM: FEATURES, INSTITUTIONS, AND LEADERS""; ""CHINA'S POLITICAL SYSTEM: FEATURES, INSTITUTIONS, AND LEADERS""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Chapter 1: UNDERSTANDING CHINA�S POLITICAL SYSTEM""; ""SUMMARY""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""OVERVIEW OF CHINA�S POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS""; ""FEATURES OF CHINA�S FORMAL POLITICAL CULTURE""; ""GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES IN THE CHINESE POLITICAL SYSTEM""; ""CHINA�S POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS IN DETAIL""; ""OTHER POLITICAL ACTORS""; ""CHINESE AUTHORITIES� VIEW OF POLITICAL REFORM""

""Chapter 2: CHINA�S POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS AND LEADERS IN CHARTS""""SUMMARY""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""CHINA�S POLITICAL POWER STRUCTURE""; ""THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF CHINA (CPC)""; ""THE COMMUNIST PARTY�S MILITARY""; ""THE STATE PRESIDENCY""; ""THE STATE COUNCIL""; ""THE NATIONAL PEOPLE�S CONGRESS""; ""OFFICIALS WHOSE PORTFOLIOS INCLUDE FOREIGN AFFAIRS""; ""LEADING OFFICIALS OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS""; ""INDEX""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 11, 2014).

ISBN:

1-63117-359-6

OCLC:

876043942