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Interpreting China's development /

In Interpreting China?s Development, leading experts on China provide an overview of this growing superpower, highlighting key issues in the country's political, economic and social development. Underpinned by up-to-date scholarly research yet written in a readable and concise style, this volum...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: National University of Singapore. East Asian Institute
Otros Autores: Wang, Gungwu, Wong, John, 1939-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific, ©2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • I
  • II
  • Part I. The Challenges of Governance
  • Survey Chapter
  • Responding to Challenges and Problems of Governance
  • Topical Chapters
  • The Dynamics of Elite Politics in China
  • How Did the Hu-Wen Leadership Consolidate Its Power?
  • The Chinese Communist Party in Rapid Transformation
  • The Party and the Media: Control versus Change
  • Political Reforms First, Democracy Later?
  • The Struggle against Corruption
  • Managing Chinas Civil Servants
  • Can Beijing Still Dictate Local Politics?
  • Towards the Rule of Law
  • The Party and the Gun: Civil-Military Relations
  • The PLA in Transformation
  • Hong Kong and Macau under One Country, Two Systems
  • Chen Shui-bian: Taiwans Lame Duck President
  • What to Expect from the 17th Party Congress
  • Part II. Growth and Structural Changes
  • Survey Chapter
  • Chinas Major Economic Challenge: Sustaining High Growth Whilst Fixing Its Growth Problems
  • Topical Chapters
  • Chinas Twin Surpluses
  • Explaining High Productivity Growth
  • The 11th Five-Year Programme
  • Chinas Drive to Become a Technological Power
  • Banking Reforms to Meet WTO Obligations
  • Reforming State-Owned Enterprises
  • Rise of Chinas Auto Industry
  • The Political Economy of Urban and Regional Development
  • Shanghais Mega Port in Yangshan
  • Chinas Energy Outlook
  • Part III. Coping with Rising Social Problems
  • Survey Chapters
  • Social Dilemmas of High Economic Growth
  • What is Chinas San-Nong (Rural) Problem?
  • Topical Chapters
  • Growth and Widening Inequalities
  • Reforming Hukou to Protect Migrant Labour
  • Building a New Social Safety Net
  • China Facing an Environmental Crisis
  • Chinas Cultural Development
  • Chinas Booming Higher Education
  • Chinas Emerging Middle-Class
  • Haigui in China's Modernisation
  • Part IV. Chinas Relations with Major Powers and its Neighbours
  • Survey Chapter
  • Featuring 8220;Harmonious World8221; for 8220;Peaceful Rise8221;
  • Topical Chapters
  • China and US: A Pivotal but Uncertain Relationship
  • Managing Difficult Relations with Japan
  • Facing a More Assertive and Nationalistic Japan
  • China and South Korea in Their Dealings with North Korea
  • Seeking Closer Cooperation with Post-Suharto Indonesia
  • Malaysias Relations with China: From Mahathir to Badawi
  • Chinas Special Relationship with Singapore
  • EU and China: Heading towards Bumpy Relations
  • Chinas Growing Influence in Africa
  • Index.