Chapter 1 Governance Matters: Key Challenges and Emerging Tendencies Chapter 2 Elite Responses to Social Change and Globalization Chapter 3 Governance and Civil Service Reform Chapter 4 Reforming State Institutions: Privatizing The Lawyers' System Chapter 5 Bringing Culture Back In Chapter 6 Local Governance: Village and Township Direct Elections Chapter 7 Neighborhood-Level Governance: The Growing Social Foundation of a Public Sphere Chapter 8 New Directions in Civil Society: Organizing around Marginalized Interests Chapter 9 Gender and Governance: The Rise of New Women's Organizations Chapter 10 The Working Class and Governance Chapter 11 Governance and the Political Challenge of the Falun Gong Chapter 12 Getting to the Roots: Governance Pathologies and Future Prospects
Jude Howell is professor and director of the Centre for Civil Society, London School of Economics.
An excellent set of essays that provides original research findings
relating to the issue of governance in contemporary China.
*Anthony Saich, Harvard University*
It is a welcome contribution to the limited literature on an
important, if neglected, aspect of China's modernization.
*International Affairs*
Meticulously researched and minutely detailed volume. Highly
recommended.
*CHOICE*
The book's insights owe much to the conceptual clarity given to it
by its editor, as well as to concise chapters nonetheless rich in
new empirical findings....The book is a must read for broader
groups of readers: journalists and students desiring to learn more
about contemporary trends in Chinese politics and society;
decision-makers and professionals dealing with China on a regular
basis; and citizens around the world interesting in knowing how
democritization can proceed at the margins of authoritarianism.
*China Information*
The book is a welcome contribution to the existing literature on
contemporary China. It will be a useful textbook for teachers
examining Chinese society and politics, and the readable style and
informative content of most of the essays will also attract a
readership among public administrators, NGOs and policy makers.
*The China Journal*
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