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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785684303321

Titolo

Law, wealth and power in China : commercial law reforms in context / / edited by John Garrick

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-136-89498-5

1-136-89499-3

1-283-03862-5

9786613038623

0-203-84092-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (358 p.)

Collana

Routledge contemporary China series ; ; 58

Altri autori (Persone)

GarrickJohn

Disciplina

346.5107

Soggetti

Commercial law - China

Investments, Foreign - Law and legislation - China

Foreign trade regulation - China

Law reform - China

Socialism - China

Democracy - China

China Commercial policy

China Economic policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [294]-323) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Market reform : reflections on China's economic system / Jonathan Anderson -- In search of wealth and power : the character of the Chinese state and limits to change / Yingjie Guo -- Politics, society, and the legal system in contemporary China / Willaim J. Hurst -- Power narratives and lessons from the Chinese cultural revolution : paradoxical backdrop to market liberalization and law reform /  Andrew Chan -- China's civil and commercial law reforms : context and   transformation / Jianfu Chen -- The regulation of foreign investment in China : seeking a level playing field? / Hui Huang -- China's "dual-track" legislation on business organizations and the effects of antimonopoly law / Xianchu Zhang -- China's labour laws in transition



/ Kay-Wah Chan -- Secured financing in China / Su Lin Han -- Property, wealth, and law reforms in China's urban revolution /  Richard Hu -- Women, enterprises, and the state /  Minglu Chen -- Wealth and loss in changing economic times : reforms in bankruptcy and consumer protection laws / Vivienne Bath and Mary IP -- Where are China's economic and legal reforms taking the People's Republic : democracy with Chinese characteristics / Feng Lin -- Law, wealth, and power in China : conclusions /  Randall Peerenboom.

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the law reforms of contemporary China in light of the Party-state's ideological transformation and the political economy that shapes these reforms. This involves analysing three interrelated domains: law reform, power and wealth. The contributors to this volume employ a variety of perspectives and analytical techniques in their discussion of key themes including: commercial law reform and its governance of wealth and regulation of economic activity; the influence and authority of the Party-state over China's economic activity; and the influence of wealth and the wealthy i