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Political Civilization And Modernization In China: The Political Context Of China's Transformation: 4
Author(s): Yang Zhong (Editor), Shiping Hua
- Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
- Publication Date: 1 Feb. 2006
- Edition: Illustrated
- Language: English
- Print length: 344 pages
- ISBN-10: 9812565027
- ISBN-13: 9789812565020
Book Description
This volume is the first comprehensive study of China’s “political civilization” since the term was introduced by then Party Secretary Jiang Zemin in 2002. Selected among about 200 papers delivered at an international conference in Beijing in 2004, this collection of ten essays discusses the relations between “political civilization” and political reform in China from the different perspectives of institution building, political culture, political theory, intra-party democracy, political participation, judiciary reform, legislative reform, and media reform. While the contributors are aware of the enormous difficulties China faces in reforming its political system and political culture, most are optimistic about the prospect of reform. Through theoretical discussions, the institutional analysis and other empirical methods in the book contribute to our understanding of Chinese politics in unique ways.
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a valuable read for both scholars and policy makers who are interested in contemporary Chinese politics — Pacific Affairs “Pacific Affairs”
