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China in Transition

Issues and Policies

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  • © 1999

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Editors:
  1. David C. B. Teather

    1. Faculty of Social Sciences, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China

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  2. Herbert S. Yee

    1. Government and International Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China

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  3. Jo Campling
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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvii
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  2. Political and Legal Issues

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. New Intellectual Currents in the People’s Republic of China

      • Werner Meissner
      Pages 3-24

    3. Grassroots Political Participation in Rural China

      • Herbert S. Yee, Wang Jinhong
      Pages 25-46

    4. Public Maladministration and Bureaucratic Corruption

      • Sonny S. H. Lo
      Pages 47-68

    5. Legal Reform in the Quest for a Socialist Market Economy

      • Carlos W. H. Lo
      Pages 69-90

  3. Foreign Policy Issues

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 91-91
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    2. Sino-American Relations in the Post-Cold War Era

      • Ting Wai
      Pages 93-115

    3. Sovereignty Disputes across the Taiwan Straits

      • Chen Yu Hsi
      Pages 116-132

  4. Economic Issues

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 133-133
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    2. China’s Regional Development Issues

      • Li Si Ming
      Pages 135-157

    3. Rural Industrialization and International Trade

      • Zhang Xiaohe
      Pages 158-170

    4. The Challenge of Sustainable Development

      • K. K. Wong
      Pages 171-193

  5. Social Issues

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 195-195
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    2. The Political Economy of Anti-Poverty in Socialist China

      • Luk Tak Chuen
      Pages 197-220

    3. The Evolution of Family Planning Policies

      • Siu Yat Ming
      Pages 221-241

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 243-260
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The authors focus on the important, controversial issues and policies of contemporary China. These include new intellectual currents and re-assessment of socialism in the PRC, grassroots political participation in rural China, public maladministration and bureaucratic corruption, and legal reform.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Social Sciences, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China

    David C. B. Teather

  • Government and International Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China

    Herbert S. Yee

About the editors

DAVID TEATHER obtained batchelor and doctoral degrees at University College London. He subsequently held academic appointments at the Universities of London, Liverpool, Otago and New England, before taking up the post of Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at Hong Kong Baptist University. His recent books include Higher Education in a Post-Binary Era and (with Alex Fung and Others) Information Technology in Educational Management for Schools of the Future.

HERBERT S. YEE is an Associate Professor in Government and International Studies at the Hong Kong Baptist University. He has authored or edited seven books on Chinese politics in Chinese.

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