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.
Non-Governmental Organisations in China
1st Edition
By Yiyi Lu
February 23, 2012
As Chinese society becomes more open, and hopes rise that control by the Communist Party may become more relaxed, a great deal is expected from non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the formation of civil society. This book, based on extensive original research including detailed interview ...
The Domestic Sources of China's Foreign Policy: Regimes, Leadership, Priorities and Process
1st Edition
By Hongyi Lai
August 12, 2011
As China’s political and economic influence in the world is rapidly increasing, it is essential to understand how China’s domestic politics affects its foreign political and economic policy. This book offers an accessible, informative and up-to-date systemic analysis of the foreign policy of China....
Environmental Activism in China
1st Edition
By Lei Xie
May 13, 2011
Major environmental degradation is a serious problem for China as the country's economy continues to grow at a phenomenal pace. In recent years environmental organisations have begun to emerge in China, and in some cases have had remarkable success in affecting policies which would have had ...
China's Local Administration: Traditions and Changes in the Sub-National Hierarchy
1st Edition
Edited
By Jae Ho Chung, Tao-chiu Lam
April 14, 2011
The remarkable changes in China over the past three decades are mostly considered at the national level, whereas local government – which has played and continues to play a key role in these developments – is often overlooked. The themes of China’s local administrative hierarchy, and its historical...
The Chinese Communist Party as Organizational Emperor: Culture, reproduction, and transformation
1st Edition
By Zheng Yongnian
January 28, 2010
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is the largest and one of the most powerful, political organizations in the world today, which has played a crucial role in initiating most of the major reforms of the past three decades in China. China’s rapid rise has enabled the CCP to extend its influence ...
China and the New International Order
1st Edition
Edited
By Wang Gungwu, Zheng Yongnian
October 19, 2009
This book explores China's place in the ‘new international order’, from both the international perspective and from the perspective within China. It discusses how far the new international order, as outlined by George Bush in 1991 after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the liberation of Kuwait...
China's Opening Society: The Non-State Sector and Governance
1st Edition
Edited
By Zheng Yongnian, Joseph Fewsmith
May 14, 2009
Despite its recent rapid economic growth, China’s political system has remained resolutely authoritarian. However, an increasingly open economy is creating the infrastructure for an open society, with the rise of a non-state sector in which a private economy, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) ...