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Governance and Politics of China

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  • © 2001
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Authors:
  1. Tony Saich
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  • A major and authoritative new text on Chinese politics; the most uptodate and thorough introduction currently available
    Written by a leading academic authority who has lived and worked in China and has real indepth knowledge of life in both the cities and provinces
    Clearly and accessibly written

Part of the book series: Comparative Government and Politics (CGP)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  2. Introduction

    • Tony Saich
    Pages 1-21

  3. China’s Changing Road to Development: Political History, 1949–78

    • Tony Saich
    Pages 22-51

  4. China Under Reform, 1978–2000

    • Tony Saich
    Pages 52-79

  5. The Chinese Communist Party

    • Tony Saich
    Pages 80-106

  6. The Central Governing Apparatus

    • Tony Saich
    Pages 107-140

  7. Governance Beyond the Centre

    • Tony Saich
    Pages 141-163

  8. Political Participation and Protest

    • Tony Saich
    Pages 164-193

  9. The Chinese State and Society

    • Tony Saich
    Pages 194-211

  10. Economic Policy

    • Tony Saich
    Pages 212-240

  11. Social Policy

    • Tony Saich
    Pages 241-271

  12. Foreign Policy

    • Tony Saich
    Pages 272-293

  13. Challenges in the Twenty-First Century

    • Tony Saich
    Pages 294-314

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 315-349
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About this book

Over the past 20 years change in China has been breathtaking. Reform has affected every facet of life and has left no policy and institution untouched. Now available in a substantially revised second edition covering the changes of the Sixteenth Party Congress and Tenth National People's Congress and other recent developments this major text by a leading academic authority, who has also lived and worked in China, provides a thorough introduction to all aspects of politics and governance in post-Mao China.

About the author

TONY SAICH is Daewoo Professor of International Affairs, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.

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