China's political system / Sebastian Heilmann (ed.) ; Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS).

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Book
Language
English
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  • Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2017]
  • ©2017
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542 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

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    To thoroughly understand how the PRC has become one of the most important actors in international affairs, this definitive book provides readers with a comprehensive assessment of the preconditions, prospects, and risks associated with China's political development.
    Bibliographic references
    • Includes bibliographical references (pages 436-504) and index.
    • Includes bibliographical references.
    Contents
    • 1. Analyzing Chinese politics
    • Historical foundations
    • Analytical approaches to Chinese politics
    • 2. The Chinese Communist Party and state institutions
    • Socialist organizational and ideological features
    • Leninist organizational principles
    • The constitution of the party state
    • The Chinese Communist Party
    • The central government
    • Provincial- and municipal-level governments
    • Special administrative regions : Hong Kong and Macau
    • Local governments at the county, township, and village levels
    • Public finance
    • The cadre system and public administration
    • Legislation, the People's Congresses, and the political consultative conferences
    • The judiciary, police, and penal systems
    • The military and politics
    • 3. Political Leadership
    • The center of power
    • Leadership generations : revolutionaries, technocrats, and recent diversification
    • The division of labor within the party leadership
    • Central leading small groups : top-level decision-making under XI Jinping
    • Top leaders
    • The risks of political succession and XI Jinping's presidential style
    • Informal methods of exercising power
    • 4. Governing China's economy
    • China's economic transformation
    • Economic growth : official data and alternative indicators
    • Prerequisites for Chinese economic reform
    • Government involvement in the Chinese economy
    • The role of government in the banking and financial systems
    • Economic globalization and government policy
    • "Cadre capitalism" and corruption
    • Decentralized economic policies and regional disparities
    • The dynamics of a developmental state
    • 5. Governing China's society
    • Political control and "social management"
    • Political controls and popular demands for civil rights
    • Rural society
    • Urban society and new social forces
    • Social organizations and trade unions
    • The media nd public opinion
    • Ethnic and religious groups
    • The potential for social unrest
    • The political consequences of social change
    • 6. Policy making : processes and outcomes
    • Distinctive features of the policy process
    • Administrative modernization and economic deregulation
    • Internal security and justice : abolition of "re-education through labor"
    • Media policy : controlling social media
    • Social security : state pensions for the rural population
    • Macroeconomic control : managing the impact of the global financial crisis
    • Public budgets : The role of local-government financing platforms
    • Infrastructure policy and the high-speed rail network
    • Industrial policy and investment catalogs in the automotive sector
    • Innovation policy : promoting the internet of things
    • Environmental policy : curtailing urban air pollution
    • Food safety : preventing health risks
    • Disaster management : contingency planning and rescue programs
    • Foreign and security policies : maritime rights and interests
    • Urbanization policy : experimental urban concepts
    • Internet security : national IT independence and China's cyber policy
    • Education policy : popularization and improvements in vocational training
    • Mega-projects : China's South-to-North Water Transfer Project
    • Strengths, weaknesses, and special characteristics of Chinese policy making
    • 7. Perspectives on China's political development
    • Erosion of the party-state and restorative efforts
    • Foundations of Communist Party rule
    • The underlying fragility of the Chinese political order
    • Scenarios for political development
    • The potential for gradual democratic evolution
    • Is China a possible developmental model for other countries?
    • Implications for international interactions with China.
    ISBN
    • 9781442277342 ((hardback))
    • 1442277343 ((hardback))
    • 9781442277359 ((paperback))
    • 1442277351 ((paperback))
    LCCN
    2016955487
    OCLC
    969741229
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