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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783219603321

Titolo

The SARS epidemic [[electronic resource] ] : challenges to China's crisis management / / editors, John Wong, Zheng Yongnian

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore ; ; Hong Kong, : World Scientific, c2004

ISBN

1-281-87706-9

9786611877064

981-256-555-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (235 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WongJohn <1939->

ZhengYongnian

Disciplina

362.196200951

Soggetti

Respiratory infections - China

SARS (Disease) - China

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; Editors and Contributors; Introduction SARS and Governance in China John WONG and ZHENG Yongnian; 1 The Impact of SARS on Greater China Economies John WONG, Sarah CHAN and LIANG Ruobing; 2 SARS and China's Political System ZHENG Yongnian and LYE Liang Fook; 3 Local Management of SARS in China: Guangdong and Beijing LAI Hongyi; 4 SARS and the Rule of Law in China ZOU Keyuan; 5 Healthcare Regime Change and the SARS Outbreak in China GU Xin; 6 "Chinese Scientists were Defeated by SARS"* CAO Cong; 7 SARS and Freedom of the Press: Has the Chinese Government Learnt a Lesson? HE Baogang

8 The Hong Kong SAR Government, Civil Society and SARS Elspeth Thomson and YOW Cheun HoeIndex

Sommario/riassunto

In the first half of 2003, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)struck China (including Hong Kong), causing panic and claiming manylives. The unknown nature of SARS at that time also jolted theeconomic growth of China and Hong Kong, disrupted the social life oftheir citizens and created much stress and strain for their politicalsystems and governance. Like other major crises, the management of theSARS crisis provides a good opportunity to examine



the strengths andweaknesses of the political systems in China and Hong Kong. From theoutset, scholars at the East Asian Institute (EAI) followed c