Dynamics of Local Governance in China During the Reform Era

by Leng, Tse-Kang; Chu, Yun-han; Chen, Chih-Jou Jay; Cheung, Peter T.Y.; He, Jianyu; Keng, Shu; Madsen, Richard; Oi, Jean C.; Shimizu, Kaoru; Thurston, Anne F.; Wang, Shaoguang; Whiting, Susan H.

• ISBN13: 9780739126882
• ISBN10: 0739126881
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-12-23
• Publisher: Lexington Books

Summary

Since the Chinese economic reform was realized in the early 1990s, a significant revolution has been launched socially, economically, and politically in China. At present, China is an indispensable actor in the international arena, so that the transitions domestically bring about substantial influence on the whole world. Dynamics of Local Governance in China during the Reform takes close look at China's current transformation and its broader implications. Through their thought-provoking essays, the contributors to this volume dissect China's transformation by examining various topics in the field of contemporary China studies, such as rural industrialization, development of civic society, socio-economic transformation and local self-governance.

Author Biography

Tse-Kang Leng is Research Fellow of the Institute of Political Science at Academia Sinica and professor of political science at National Chengchi University, Taipei. Yun-Han Chu is Distinguished Research Fellow of the Institute of Political Science at Academia Sinica and professor of political science at National Taiwan University.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
The Uncertain Outcomes of Rural Industrialization: A Reassessment	p. 11
Associational Revolution in China: Mapping the Landscapes	p. 33
Religious Organizations and Local Self-rule in Rural China	p. 73
In Search of Positive Deviants: Social Entrepreneurs, Nongovernmental Organizations, and the Development of Civil Society in China	p. 93
Socioeconomic Transformation, Grassroots Democracy, and Political Value Change in China: A Comparison with Hong Kong and Taiwan	p. 125
Elite Mobility in Post-Reform Rural China	p. 157
Contracting and Dispute Resolution among Chinese Firms: Law and Its Substitutes	p. 181
Developing into a Developmental State: Explaining the Changing Government-Business Relationships behind the Kunshan Miracle	p. 225
Cross-boundary State-Society Interactions in South China	p. 273
Index	p. 307
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