Regime legitimacy in contemporary China [ institutional change and stability

"Using in-depth case studies of a wide-range of political, social and economic reforms in contemporary China this volume sheds light on the significance and consequences of institutional change for stability of the political system in China. The contributors examine how reforms shape and change...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Heberer, Thomas (Author), Schubert, Gunter , 1963- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London;New York : Routledge , c2009
Series:Routledge contemporary China series 31
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Online Access:NetLibrary
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction : Institutional change and political stability in contemporary China
  • 2. Ideological reform and political legitimacy in China : challenges in the post-Jiang era
  • 3. The peasant's rescue for the cadre? An institutional analysis of China's rural tax and fee reform
  • 4. Village elections, citizenship and regime legitimacy in contemporary rural China
  • 5. Institutional change and legitimacy via urban elections? People's awareness of elections and participation in urban neighbourhoods (Shequ)
  • 6. Principles of property rights evolution in China's rural industry
  • 7. An evolutionary approach to endogenous political constraints on transition in China
  • 8. Internationalizing China's capital markets : changing actor constellations and emerging transnational professional communities
  • 9. Censorship and marketization : institutional change within China's media
  • 10. Social security in contemporary China
  • 11. The emergence of a 'socialist' market labour regime in China
  • 12. Institutional change in China's anti-poverty policy : the contested role of NGOs
  • 13. Environmental policy reform in China