The Chinese Labyrinth
Exploring China's Model of Development
Published on 16. December 2011
Book
Hardback
230 pages
978-0-7391-6575-1 (ISBN)
Description
The on-going debate on China's development model presents a fascinating yet very different image of Chinese exceptionalism, an idea that is similar to American exceptionalism. Is China exceptionalism a myth or reality? Will modern China, born of Confucian creeds, be culturally, economically and politically distinct from Western industrialized nations in an age of globalization? Does the Confucian culture make any qualitative difference in China's developmental path and her international behavior in dealing with other nations? Will China be something of a paradox? Will this claim of distinction be a double-edged sword that will eventually hunt China in its future development?
To decipher the complex Chinese labyrinth, this coedited book explores the development of a new social democracy, the Chinese vision of human rights and civil society, the asymmetry between economic and political development and the puzzle it presents, and the informal politics and Chinese innovation on governance and problem solving. We will also present a number of studies detailing innovations and systems that are distinctively Chinese, including innovations at local governances, the intriguing relationship between NGOs and the state, the grievance-addressing system (xinfang), and the co-existence of atheists and theists in China. As a multi-disciplinary research project, it attempts to shed some lights on these important questions.
To decipher the complex Chinese labyrinth, this coedited book explores the development of a new social democracy, the Chinese vision of human rights and civil society, the asymmetry between economic and political development and the puzzle it presents, and the informal politics and Chinese innovation on governance and problem solving. We will also present a number of studies detailing innovations and systems that are distinctively Chinese, including innovations at local governances, the intriguing relationship between NGOs and the state, the grievance-addressing system (xinfang), and the co-existence of atheists and theists in China. As a multi-disciplinary research project, it attempts to shed some lights on these important questions.
Reviews / Votes
China's modernization has presented multiple puzzles and daunting challenges for scholars and policy makers. By critically examining contending perspectives on China's complex and rapidly changing landscape, the authors provide insights into the intense debates on China's political, economic, and social transitions. This book will help readers better understand the multiple dimensions of such transitions, including property rights and rent-seeking politics, discourse on social democracy, human rights and religious policies, and the transformation of welfare regime. -- Guoli Liu, College of CharlestonMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
533 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7391-6575-1 (9780739165751)
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Persons
Editors:
Baogang Guo is Professor of Political Science at Dalton State College, and the past president of the Association of the Association of Chinese Political Studies (ACPS. 2008-2010). He was associate editor of the Journal of Chinese Political Science (2004-2010) and research associate in China Research Center based in Metro Atlanta, GA. His research interests include comparative public policy, political culture and political legitimacy, and Chinese and Asia politics. He is author of China's Quest for Political Legitimacy (Lexington Books, 2010), associate editor of China Today (Greenwood Press, 2005), co-editor of China's Quiet Rise: Peace Through Integration (Lexington Books, 2011), Toward Better Governance in China (Lexington Books, 2010), Dancing with Dragon (Lexington Books, 2010), Thirty Years of China-US Relations (Lexington Books, 2010), Greater China in an Era of Globalization (Lexington Books, 2009), China in Search of a Harmonious Society (Lexington Books, 208), Challenges Facing Chinese Political Development (Lexington Books, 2007), and author of nine book chapters and eleven peer reviewed journal articles. His recent publications appeared on Asian Survey, Journal of Chinese Political Science, Modern China Studies, Journal of Comparative Asian Development, Twenty-first Century, and American Journal of China Studies.
He Li is Professor of Political Science at Merrimack College in North Andover, Massachusetts. Li is the author of From Revolution to Reform: A Comparative Study of China and Mexico (University Press of America, 2004) and Sino-Latin American Economic Relations (Praeger, 1991). Li has published dozens of arti-cles in journals such as Journal of Strategic Studies, Problems of Post-Communism, The Historian, Policy Studies Journal, Journal of Chinese Politi-cal Science, Asian Perspective, American Journal of Chinese Studies, Asian Affairs, and chapters in several books.
Contributors:
Lacey Bradley-Storey, Xinjun Gao, Ziying He, Xiaobo Hu, Michael Kilburn, Vitaly Kozyrev, Huisheng Shou, Congsheng Wu, Jianxing Yu, Siyuan Zhou, Yiran Zhou
Baogang Guo is Professor of Political Science at Dalton State College, and the past president of the Association of the Association of Chinese Political Studies (ACPS. 2008-2010). He was associate editor of the Journal of Chinese Political Science (2004-2010) and research associate in China Research Center based in Metro Atlanta, GA. His research interests include comparative public policy, political culture and political legitimacy, and Chinese and Asia politics. He is author of China's Quest for Political Legitimacy (Lexington Books, 2010), associate editor of China Today (Greenwood Press, 2005), co-editor of China's Quiet Rise: Peace Through Integration (Lexington Books, 2011), Toward Better Governance in China (Lexington Books, 2010), Dancing with Dragon (Lexington Books, 2010), Thirty Years of China-US Relations (Lexington Books, 2010), Greater China in an Era of Globalization (Lexington Books, 2009), China in Search of a Harmonious Society (Lexington Books, 208), Challenges Facing Chinese Political Development (Lexington Books, 2007), and author of nine book chapters and eleven peer reviewed journal articles. His recent publications appeared on Asian Survey, Journal of Chinese Political Science, Modern China Studies, Journal of Comparative Asian Development, Twenty-first Century, and American Journal of China Studies.
He Li is Professor of Political Science at Merrimack College in North Andover, Massachusetts. Li is the author of From Revolution to Reform: A Comparative Study of China and Mexico (University Press of America, 2004) and Sino-Latin American Economic Relations (Praeger, 1991). Li has published dozens of arti-cles in journals such as Journal of Strategic Studies, Problems of Post-Communism, The Historian, Policy Studies Journal, Journal of Chinese Politi-cal Science, Asian Perspective, American Journal of Chinese Studies, Asian Affairs, and chapters in several books.
Contributors:
Lacey Bradley-Storey, Xinjun Gao, Ziying He, Xiaobo Hu, Michael Kilburn, Vitaly Kozyrev, Huisheng Shou, Congsheng Wu, Jianxing Yu, Siyuan Zhou, Yiran Zhou
Content
Introduction: The Chinese Labyrinth: Exploring China's Model of Development, He Li and Baogang Guo
Chapter 1: Rapid Economic Growth without Economic Freedom: a Puzzle Made in China, Congsheng Wu and Siyuan Zhou
Chapter 2: Beyond the China Paradigms: Comparative Studies of Property Rights and Rent-Seeking Politics, Xiaobo Hu
Chapter 3: The Chinese Discourse on Social Democracy, He Li
Chapter 4: The Tension between Governance and State-Buliding, Jianxing Yu and Ziying He
Chapter 5: Local Governance Innovations and Their Sustainability, Xinjun Gao and Baogang Guo
Chapter 6: The (D)evolution of Human Rights in China, Michael Kilburn and Vitaly Kozyrev
Chapter 7: China's Religious Policies in the Post-Mao Period: Co-existence of Atheists and Theists, Yiran Zhou
Chapter 8: China's Petition System and Its Effects on Social Stability and Regime Legitimacy, Lacey Bradley-Storey
Chapter 9: Globalization and Transformation of China's Welfare Regime, Huisheng Shou
Index
About the Contributors
Chapter 1: Rapid Economic Growth without Economic Freedom: a Puzzle Made in China, Congsheng Wu and Siyuan Zhou
Chapter 2: Beyond the China Paradigms: Comparative Studies of Property Rights and Rent-Seeking Politics, Xiaobo Hu
Chapter 3: The Chinese Discourse on Social Democracy, He Li
Chapter 4: The Tension between Governance and State-Buliding, Jianxing Yu and Ziying He
Chapter 5: Local Governance Innovations and Their Sustainability, Xinjun Gao and Baogang Guo
Chapter 6: The (D)evolution of Human Rights in China, Michael Kilburn and Vitaly Kozyrev
Chapter 7: China's Religious Policies in the Post-Mao Period: Co-existence of Atheists and Theists, Yiran Zhou
Chapter 8: China's Petition System and Its Effects on Social Stability and Regime Legitimacy, Lacey Bradley-Storey
Chapter 9: Globalization and Transformation of China's Welfare Regime, Huisheng Shou
Index
About the Contributors