Challenges Facing Chinese Political Development

, by Guo, Sujian; Guo, Baogang; Shou, Huisheng; Jia, Wenshan; Wright, Logan; Swift, Andrew; Liu, Xiaohang; Yu, Yanmin; Wu, Chengqiu; Kassiola, Joel; Bretell, Anna; Becker, Jeffrey; Han, Enze

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ISBN: 9780739120941 | 0739120948
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 8/27/2007

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This edited volume examines the challenges in Chinese political development from a holistic perspective in that each of the authors emphasizes a particular dimension or specific issue of political culture, political economy, foreign policy, environmental and social challenges.

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List of Figures	p. vii
List of Tables	p. viii
Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction: Challenges Facing Chinese Political Development	p. 1
Political Legitimacy
Nationalism, Market Reforms, and Political Support in Contemporary China	p. 15
The Study of Chinese Political Culture from the Perspective of Communication as Social Construction	p. 33
Political Economy
Explaining the Reform of China's Exchange Rate Regime: The Utility of Economic Interest Approaches	p. 47
Information Technology for Ecological Analysis and the Future of Public Administration in China	p. 69
External Challenges
China: U.S. Partner, Competitor, or Threat-What Do the Americans Think?	p. 92
Barking Up the Wrong Tree? The Master Narrative of "China Threat Theory" Examined	p. 112
Environmental Challenges
The Dilemma of Western Industrial Civilization and China's Path in the 21st Century	p. 144
China's Pollution Challenge: the Impact of Economic Growth and Environmental Complaints on Environmental and Social Outcomes	p. 155
Social Challenges
Engaging the Law: Migrant Workers, Social Networks, and the Chinese Labor Law	p. 195
Modernization, Economic Development and Inter-Ethnic Relations in China	p. 217
Index	p. 229
Contributors	p. 239
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