Governance in China

by Howell, Jude; Blecher, Marc; Burns, John P.; Jie, Du; Fewsmith, Joseph; Howell, Dr. Jude; Jakobson, Linda; Keane, Michael; Ostergaard, Clemens Stubbe; Sanzhu, Zhu; Jing, Zhang

• ISBN13: 9780742519886
• ISBN10: 0742519880
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-11-19
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

Crucial to the success of any further economic reform, good governance is the Chinese Communist Party's greatest challenge as it plans for the future. This groundbreaking book explores the key dimensions of governance in China. These include the prospects for political reform; the processes of institution-building, such as strengthening state capacity and improving the legislative framework; enhancing regime legitimacy through local elections; and managing social discontent. Drawing on original fieldwork, the international group of authors provides a systematic analysis of the complex causes underlying China's governance problems and reflects on the prospects for future social and political change.

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables	ix
List of Abbreviations	xi
Preface	xiii
1 Governance Matters: Key Challenges and Emerging Tendencies	1	(18)
Jude Howell
2 Elite Responses to Social Change and Globalization	19	(18)
Joseph Fewsmith
3 Governance and Civil Service Reform	37	(21)
John P. Burns
4 Reforming State Institutions: Privatizing the Lawyers' System	58	(19)
Zhu Sanzhu
5 Bringing Culture Back In	77	(20)
Michael Keane
6 Local Governance: Village and Township Direct Elections	97	(24)
Linda Jakobson
7 Neighborhood-Level Governance: The Growing Social Foundation of a Public Sphere	121	(22)
Zhang Jing
8 New Directions in Civil Society: Organizing around Marginalized Interests	143	(29)
Jude Howell
9 Gender and Governance: The Rise of New Women's Organizations	172	(21)
Du Jie
10 The Working Class and Governance	193	(14)
Marc Blecher
11 Governance and the Political Challenge of the Falun Gong	207	(19)
Clemens Stubbe Østergaard
12 Getting to the Roots: Governance Pathologies and Future Prospects	226	(15)
Jude Howell
References	241	(21)
Index	262	(15)
About the Contributors	277