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Handbook of contemporary China /
Handbook of Contemporary China is a convenient reference in one single volume that offers comprehensive overviews of crucial cultural dimensions and key institutions of China. The Handbook covers a wide range of topics including: development model, politics, society, law, population, ethnicity, fore...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. :
World Scientific Pub.,
[2012]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface Willam S. TAY and Alvin Y. SO; CONTENTS; 1. Development Model Alvin Y. SO; Abstract; Characteristics; Contestations and Interpretations; Beyond the Ideological Debate: The Ambiguity of China's Development; Why the China Model Works?; Can the China Model Be Copied?; References; 2. Politics Kam-Yee LAW; Abstract; I. Introduction; II. Background of the Reforms and Framework of Analysis; III. Leadership Succession and Bureaucratic Reforms; IV. Reforms in the State Council and Power Decentralization in the Governmental Hierarchy.
- V. Reconfiguring the Legislative Role of the NPC and the "Rule-by-Law" SocietyVI. NPC's Electoral Reforms and the Role of Democratic Parties; VII. Rural Politics; VIII. Relationship between the Civil Society and the State; IX. Democratization as an Ideological-Institutional Strategy; X. Closing Remarks; References; 3. Social Change Xiaogang WU; Abstract; Introduction; Institutional Structures under Chinese Socialism; 1. The Household Registration System (hukou); 2. The Work Unit System (Danwei); 3. Cadre-Worker Status Distinction; Rural Reform, Hukou and Labor Migration.
- 1. Growth in Rural Non-agricultural Sector2. Migration and Urbanization; 3. Recent Reforms on Hukou Regulations; Urban Work Units in Transitions; 1. The Work Unit and Changing Labor Relationship; 2. The Growth of Self-Employment and Private Sectors; 3. From Work Unit to Community Governance; Inequality, Education and Social Mobility; 1. Changing Inequality and Stratification; 2. Educational Expansion and Persisting Inequality; 3. Social Mobility; Summary and Conclusions; References; 4. Law Bin LIANG; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Pre-Reform Era (1949-1978); 3. Reform Era (1978-Present).
- (1) Rebuilding of the Legal System(2) Professionalization; 4. Studies of China's Legal System; (1) Progress of Studies4; (2) Major Theories on China's Legal Reform; 5. Contemporary Criminal Justice System; (1) Police and Policing; (2) Courts; (3) Corrections; 6. Accession to WTO and Its Impact; 7. Public Participation and Its Impact; 8. Conclusion; References; 5. Population Zhongdong MA; Abstract; 1. The Chinese Population: Size, Growth and Composition; (1) Huge Population Size and Growth; (2) Highly Uneven Population Distribution; (3) Rapid Urbanization; (4) Nationalities.
- 2. Population Structure: Composition by Sex and Age3. Fertility and Mortality; (1) Fertility; 1) Fertility trends in China; 2) Fertility by parity in 1990s; (2) Mortality; 1) Mortality trends; 2) Age patterns of Mortality; 4. Floating Population; (1) Trends of the Inter-County Floating Population; (2) Inter-Provincial Temporary Migrants; 5. Conclusion; References; 6. Ethnicity Barry SAUTMAN; Abstract; I. Introduction; II. Ethnicity in a Chinese Context; A. Territory and Demography; B. History; III. China's Major Ethnic Policies; A. Official Recognition of Ethnic Minorities.