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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784039403321

Titolo

Discontented miracle [[electronic resource] ] : growth, conflict, and institutional adaptations in China / / edited by Dali L. Yang

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Jersey, : World Scientific, c2007

ISBN

1-281-12118-5

9786611121181

981-277-066-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (322 p.)

Collana

Series on contemporary China ; ; v. 10

Altri autori (Persone)

YangDali L

Disciplina

330.951

Soggetti

China History 21st century

China Economic conditions 2000-

China Social conditions 2000-

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

Preface and Acknowledgments; Contents; 1. Cornering the Market: State Strategies for Controlling China's Commercial Media Ashley Esarey; 2. Brewing Tensions while Maintaining Stabilities: The Dual Role of the Hukou System in Contemporary China Fei-Ling Wang; 3. Resources and Strategies: Conflicts and Their Consequences in the Chinese Real Estate Market Tianfu Wang and Bobai Li; 4. Multifaceted State and Fragmented Society: Dynamics of Environmental Movement in China Yanfei Sun and Dingxin Zhao

5. Food Safety and the Development of Regulatory Institutions in China Waikeung Tam and Dali L. Yang6. Poverty Reduction, Decentralization, and Local Governance in China Ran Tao and Mingxing Liu; 7. Grain for Green or Grain for Gain: An Empirical Evaluation of the Sloping Land Conversion Program in China Jintao Xu and Ran Tao; 8. Elections, Governance, and Accountability in Rural China Fubing Su and Dali L. Yang; Index; About the Contributors; About the Editor

Sommario/riassunto

China has been enjoying stellar economic growth for more than a quarter of a century. Yet the rapid growth amid market-oriented reforms has not been an unalloyed blessing. The "China Miracle" has



been accompanied by soaring income inequality and rising social tensions, over-taxing China's resource base and contributing to an environmental crisis. Despite substantial improvement in the standard of living and other social indicators, China's leaders have, in the aftermath of the Tiananmen crackdown, steadfastly held back the opening up of the political system. In this volume, contributors from t