Table of Contents

Chapter 1 List of Tables Chapter 2 Abbreviations Chapter 3 Acknowledgments Chapter 4 Introduction Chapter 5 Theoretical Framework - Back to Modernization Theory Chapter 6 The Maoist Legacy - The Origins of Political Structural Reform Chapter 7 Restructuring the Party/State Polity in the 1980s Chapter 8 The Cyclical Process of the Reform Chapter 9 The Post-Tiennanmen Retrenchment Chapter 10 Stability and Reform: Politics in the 1990s Chapter 11 Marketization, Liberalization, and Democratization Chapter 12 Democracy and Democratization Chapter 13 Conclusion Chapter 14 References Chapter 15 Index

About the Author

Yiu-chung Wong is an Associate Professor at Lingam University in Hong Kong. Professor Wong holds a Ph.D. in Government from the University of Queensland.

Reviews

This book is an impressive compliation of facts and represents an interesting attempt to apply social science theory to make sense of Chinese politics. Summing Up: Optional. Upper-division undergraduates and above.
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