China Policy Series
About the Book Series
With the rise of China and its impact on the world, interest in China has increased drastically in recent years. This series focuses on policy-oriented research and scholarly works with policy implications, on all aspects of contemporary Chinese economy, politics, society, environment, journalism and cultures. It also covers China’s foreign relations with major international organizations such as the United Nations, World Trade Organization, and World Bank, and major powers such as the United States, European Union (and its member states), Japan and others.
Ecological Risks and Disasters - New Experiences in China and Europe
1st Edition
Edited
By Li Peilin, Laurence Roulleau-Berger
January 12, 2018
Climate change, and also other factors, are capable of bringing about major disasters on a scale hitherto unimaginable. Ecological and other risks, besides having scientific and technological dimensions, are also a subject of study for social scientists, concerned with how disasters and potential ...
China's New Public Health Insurance: Challenges to Health Reforms and the New Rural Co-operative Medical System
1st Edition
By Armin Müller
January 08, 2018
Especially since the 2003 SARS crisis, China’s healthcare system has become a growing source of concern, both for citizens and the Chinese government. China’s once praised public health services have deteriorated into a system driven by economic constraints, in which poor people often fail to get ...
Chinese Higher Education Reform and Social Justice
1st Edition
Edited
By Bin Wu, W. John Morgan
December 22, 2017
This book presents a broader understanding of the relationship between Chinese higher education and economic and social change. It attempts to fill the unevenness in China's economic and social development and education through initiating a debate about Chinese higher education and social justice....
International Engagement in China’s Human Rights
1st Edition
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By Titus Chen, Dingding Chen
December 21, 2017
Since the Tiananmen Square incident in 1989 there has been increasing international pressure on China to improve its approach to human rights, whilst at the same time the Chinese government has itself realised that it needs to improve its approach, and has indeed done much to implement improvements...
China Entering the Xi Jinping Era
1st Edition
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By Zheng Yongnian, Lance L. P. Gore
October 27, 2017
How will China develop under the new leadership of Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang? This is a key question for both China and the wider world. This book presents a comprehensive overview of the key areas and issues, assessing how things are likely to develop under the new leadership. It considers the ...
Social Protest in Contemporary China, 2003-2010: Transitional Pains and Regime Legitimacy
1st Edition
By Yanqi Tong, Shaohua Lei
October 13, 2017
China's economic transformation has brought with it much social dislocation, which in turn has led to much social protest. This book presents a comprehensive analysis of the large-scale mass incidents which have taken place in the last decade. The book analyses these incidents systematically, ...
China's Assertive Nuclear Posture: State Security in an Anarchic International Order
1st Edition
By Baohui Zhang
May 25, 2017
China’s nuclear capability is crucial for the balance of power in East Asia and the world. As this book reveals, there have been important changes recently in China’s nuclear posture: the movement from a minimum deterrence posture toward a medium nuclear power posture; the pursuit of space warfare ...
China's Evolving Industrial Policies and Economic Restructuring
1st Edition
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By Zheng Yongnian, Sarah Tong
May 10, 2017
In the past three decades, China has successfully transformed itself from an extremely poor economy to the world’s second largest economy. The country’s phenomenal economic growth has been sustained primarily by its rapid and continuous industrialisation. Currently industry accounts for nearly ...
The Rise of Think Tanks in China
1st Edition
By Xufeng Zhu
February 07, 2017
Despite continuing criticism of the Chinese authoritarian political system, the range of participants in the decision-making process has widened, with different social actors now playing an increasingly important role in the Chinese policymaking process. Accordingly, the role of think tanks in the ...
Chinese Society - Change and Transformation
1st Edition
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By Li Peilin
June 28, 2016
There is growing interest in social transformation in contemporary China, with much work published on the subject. This book is different from other books in that it presents an overview of the work of Chinese sociologists on how Chinese society is changing. It reports on a great deal of original ...
China's Governance Model: Flexibility and Durability of Pragmatic Authoritarianism
1st Edition
By Hongyi Lai
June 14, 2016
Many studies of government in China either simply describe the political institutions or else focus, critically, on the weaknesses of the system, such as corruption or the absence of Western-style democracy. Authors of these studies fail to appreciate the surprising ability of China’s government to...
China's Crisis Management
1st Edition
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By Jae Ho Chung
February 05, 2016
The continuation of China’s successful rise depends considerably on the capacity of the Chinese government to prevent and manage a wide range of potential and actual crises, which could, if mishandled, have serious adverse consequences for China. These potential crises are both domestic - where the...