China [[electronic resource] ] : development and governance / / editors, Wang Gungwu, Zheng Yongnian

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910464796303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Singapore ; ; Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific Pub., c2013
• ISBN: 1-283-85090-7; 981-4425-85-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (556 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): WangGungwu
• Disciplina: 320.951
• Soggetti: Economic development - China; Electronic books.; China Economic conditions 2000-; China Foreign economic relations; China Politics and government 2002-
• 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: Editors; Preface WANG Gungwu and ZHENG Yongnian; Contents; Part I The Art of Governance: Managing Rising Expectations Introduction CHEN Gang; Chapter 1 China's Fifth Generation Leadership: Characteristics and Policies BO Zhiyue; From the First to the Fourth Generation Leadership; Emergence of the Fifth Generation Leadership; Characteristics of the Fifth Generation Leaders; Possible Lineup of the New Politburo Standing Committee; Policy Orientations of the New Leadership; Appendix: Top Leaders of the Chinese Communist Party (1921-); Chapter 2 Debating Political Reform: Societal Pressures and Party-State Responses WU GuoguangContending Approaches: Political Reform in Discussions; Transcending Left and Right: Consensus in the Making; The Regime is Splitting? Inconsistent Responses from the Party-State; The 18th Party Congress: Possible Impacts; Chapter 3 Intra-Party Democracy in Practice: Balloting for City Leaders in Jiangsu ZHENG Yongnian and CHEN Gang; CCP's System of Selecting Cadres; Elite Selection; Will the Party Institutionalise Intra-Party Elections?; Chapter 4 Township Government Reform: Improving Local Governance? ; TAN QingshanReforming Townships; New Features of Township Reform; Has Township Reform Changed Anything?; Challenges for Township Reform; Local Governance in Transition; Chapter 5 Innovations in China's Local Governance: An Assessment XIA Ming; Local Innovations for Governance and Consequence; Explanations for Snag in China's Pathway to Democracy; China's Democratisation Uncertain; Chapter 6 The Impact of Market on the Grassroots Organisations of the Chinese Communist Party Lance L P GORE; Basic Characteristics of Communist Rule; The Political Impact of the MarketGeneral Impact; Impact on the Party in Rural Areas; Impact on Party Organisations in Business Enterprises; Party Organisations in the Mobile Population; The Party and College Students; The Market's Continuous Challenges to the CCP; Chapter 7 China Struggles to Maintain Stability: Strengthening its Public Security Apparatus XIE Yue and SHAN Wei; Structure of the Policing System; Expanding the Policing System; The Swelling Size; High Costs; Regulating Policing Behaviours; Political Promotion; Dynamics of the Expansion The expansion of the policing; Political ImplicationsChapter 8 How Secure is China's Food Security? John WONG; Drought Threatening China's Food Security?; China's Road to Food Self-Sufficiency; Recurrent Challenges to China's Food Security; Chapter 9 China's "New Deal" in Xinjiang and its Challenges SHAN Wei and WENG Cuifen; Planning a Major Policy Change; Personnel Change: From "Stability" to "Development"; The New Policies; Internal and External Challenges; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Chapter 10 The Chinese Leadership and the Internet LYE Liang Fook and Lily HONG; Internet Development in China; Tapping the Internet's Potential
• Sommario/riassunto: China has achieved significant socio-economic progress and has become a key player on the international stage after several decades of open-door and reform policy. Looking beyond China's transformation, this book focusses on the theme of governance which is widely regarded as the next most critical element to ensure that China's growth remains sustainable.Today, China is confronted with a host of pressing challenges that call for urgent attention. These include the need to rebalance and restructure the economy, the widening income gaps, the poor integration of migrant populations in the urban