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

• Pubblicazione: New Jersey, : World Scientific, c2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (322 p.)
• Disciplina: 330.951
• Soggetto geografico: China History 21st century; China Economic conditions 2000-; China Social conditions 2000-; China Politics and government 2002-
• Altri autori: YangDali L
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Discontented miracle
• ISBN: 1-281-12118-5; 9786611121181; 981-277-066-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910784039403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Series on contemporary China ; ; v. 10.