The Palgrave Handbook of Local Governance in Contemporary China

1. Introduction.- 2. The Applicability of Governance Theory in China: A Novel Approach.- 3. Governance models and policy framework-Some Chinese perspectives.- 4. Local Governance in China's National Governance System.- 5. New Agenda for the Study of Chinese Governance.- 6. Mapping the Progress of Local Government Innovation in Contemporary China.- 7. Central-Local Relations in China.- 8. Local Cadres.- 9. The China's Developmental State in Transition: In light of the East Asian Experiences.- 10. The Behavioral Logic and Institutional Basis of Chinese Local Developmental Government.- 11. The Development and Prospects of Business Association since 1978.- 12. The Development of Charitable Organizations in China since Reform and Opening up and A New Layout for State-Society Relations.- 13. The Role of Mass Media in Reshaping Local Governance and its Limitations.- 14. Villages' Self-governance in Rural China.- 15. The Changing InstitutionalSpace Regarding Roles and Behavior of Village Leaders.- 16. The Unfulfilled Promise of Collaborative Governance: The Case of Low-Income Housing in Jiangsu.- 17. "Orderly Political Participation" through Deliberation in China.- 18. Lobbying of Private Business Associations in Local China: Targets, Strategies and Influence.- 19. Citizen Action and Policy Change.- 20. Selective Use of Political Opportunity: A Case of Environmental Protest in Rural China.- 21. Governing by the Internet: Local Governance in the Digital Age.- 22. Internet Governance in China: A Content Analysis.- 23. The Internet in China: New Methods and Opportunities.- 24. Predicament of Emerging Collaborative Governance: National Policy, Local Experiments and Public Hospital Reforms in China.- 25. Variations in Educational Inequalities in China and Policy Implications.- 26. Mobilization and Irregularity: Volatile Growth of Educational Expenditure in China.- 27. Labor Inspection in Contemporary China: Like the Anglo-Saxon Model but Different.- 28. From Local Government-led to Collaborative Governance: The Changing Role of Local Governments in Urbanization.- 29. The Rise of Public-Private Partnerships in China.- 30. Land Conflict and the Transformation of Local Governance.- 31. Local Energy Policy Implementation.- 32. Energy Policy Design and China's Local Climate Governance: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Policies in Hangzhou.- 33. Climate Change Challenges and China's Responses: Mitigation and Governance.- 34. Breathe Easy? Local Nuances of Authoritarian Environmentalism in China's Battle against Air Pollution.