A bridge too far? [[electronic resource] ] : commonalities and differences between China and the United States / / edited by Robert Grafstein and Fan Wen

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910454328403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lanham, : Lexington Books, c2009
• ISBN: 1-282-49455-4; 9786612494550; 0-7391-3604-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (244 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): GrafsteinRobert <1948->; FanWen <1956->
• Disciplina: 320.951
• Soggetti: Electronic books.; China Politics and government 21st century; United States Foreign relations China; China Foreign relations United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Note on Citation Styles; Introduction; Part I. DEMOCRACY AND POLITICAL REFORM; Chapter 01. Democracy in China? Go Figure; Chapter 02. Public Administration Reform in China; Chapter 03. Grassroots Democracy in China: A Comparative Study of Villagers' and Residents' Committees; Chapter 04. Hayek and the Daodejing on Order and Coercion; Part II. THE RULE OF LAW; Chapter 05. Legal Reform in China; Chapter 06. China's Intellectual Property Rights Protection and Sino-U.S. Relations; Part III. INTEREST GROUPS AND THE POLICY PROCESS; Chapter 07. Interests, Groups, and Information AggregationChapter 08. China's Environmental Protection and Sino-U.S. Cooperation; Chapter 09. The Development of the Public Service in China; Part IV. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; Chapter 10. Reciprocity and Adaptation in Post-Cold War U.S.-China Foreign Policy Interactions; Index; About the Contributors
• Sommario/riassunto: Bringing Chinese scholars and political advisors and practitioners ; together with scholars who study China and the United States from a Western political scientific perspective, this book uncovers genuine areas of overlap between the politics of the two nations. Important topics covered include China's democratic prospects and the rise of local village elections, the role of interest groups, Chinese political and legal reforms and developments regarding intellectual property rights and environmental regulation, Western and Chinese political philosophy, and Sino-American foreign policy interacti