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China's political system / Sebastian Heilmann (ed.) ; Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS).
Format
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Language
English
Published/Created
Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2017]
©2017
Description
542 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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Firestone Library - Stacks
JQ1510 .C483533 2017
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China
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Politics and government
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Editor
Heilmann, Sebastian
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Summary note
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.
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ISBN
9781442277342 ((hardback))
1442277343 ((hardback))
9781442277359 ((paperback))
1442277351 ((paperback))
LCCN
2016955487
OCLC
969741229
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