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.
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 Lai Hongyi
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...
E-Government in China: Technology, Power and Local Government Reform
1st Edition
By Jesper Schlæger
December 07, 2015
This book looks at how information and communication technology and e-government influences power relations in public administration in China. It highlights the role of technology in combating corruption, and clarifies the interplay between ideas, institutions and technologies in shaping the ...
China's Social Development and Policy: Into the next stage?
1st Edition
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By Litao Zhao
September 29, 2015
In China, social development has fallen far behind economic development. This book looks at why this is the case, and poses the question of whether the conditions, structures and institutions that have locked China into unbalanced development are changing to pave the way for the next stage of ...
China and the European Union
1st Edition
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By Lisheng Dong, Zhengxu Wang, Henk Dekker
July 22, 2015
The European Union is China’s largest trading partner, and Chinese views of the EU are of crucial importance in shaping how the relationship will develop in the future, especially as the new Chinese leadership takes power. This book presents the findings of an extensive research project into the ...
China and the International System: Becoming a World Power
1st Edition
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By Xiaoming Huang, Robert G. Patman
July 22, 2015
This book considers the evolving relationship between China and the international system, and the interaction between a China of profound change in its identity, capability, and influence, and an international system that is itself experiencing a process of far-reaching transformation. It develops ...
New Dynamics in Cross-Taiwan Strait Relations: How Far Can the Rapprochement Go?
1st Edition
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By Weixing Hu
July 22, 2015
Relations between mainland China and Taiwan have improved markedly in recent years, giving rise to the key question, How far can the current rapprochement go? This book focuses on how mainland China-Taiwan relations are likely to develop in future. It considers economic relations, including the ...
Socialist China, Capitalist China: Social tension and political adaptation under economic globalization
1st Edition
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By Guoguang Wu, Helen Lansdowne
November 10, 2014
China is currently encountering increasing social problems, together with the rise of mass discontent and public protest, despite having achieved enormous economic growth after nearly thirty years of market socialism and embracing globalization. The future of China thus depends not only on the ...
Legitimating the Chinese Communist Party Since Tiananmen: A Critical Analysis of the Stability Discourse
1st Edition
By Peter Sandby-Thomas
September 11, 2014
The dominant view concerning the rule of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is that it is simply a matter of time before it comes to an end. This view has been dominant since the pro-democracy protests in 1989 and has only been strengthened by the increasing number of protests in recent years. ...