Mao's Invisible Hand: The Political Foundations of Adaptive Governance in China Contributor(s): Heilmann, Sebastian (Editor), Perry, Elizabeth J. (Editor), Chung, Jae Ho (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0674060636 ISBN-13: 9780674060630 Publisher: Harvard University Press OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Essays - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Communism, Post-communism & Socialism - Political Science | American Government - General |
Dewey: 320.532 |
LCCN: 2010052574 |
Series: Harvard Contemporary China |
Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.00 lbs) 336 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Chinese |
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Publisher Description: Observers have been predicting the demise of China's political system since Mao Zedong's death over thirty years ago. The Chinese Communist state, however, seems to have become increasingly adept at responding to challenges ranging from leadership succession and popular unrest to administrative reorganization, legal institutionalization, and global economic integration. What political techniques and procedures have Chinese policymakers employed to manage the unsettling impact of the fastest sustained economic expansion in world history? As the authors of these essays demonstrate, China's political system allows for more diverse and flexible input than would be predicted from its formal structures. Many contemporary methods of governance have their roots in techniques of policy generation and implementation dating to the revolution and early PRC--techniques that emphasize continual experimentation. China's long revolution had given rise to this guerrilla-style decisionmaking as a way of dealing creatively with pervasive uncertainty. Thus, even in a post-revolutionary PRC, the invisible hand of Chairman Mao--tamed, tweaked, and transformed--plays an important role in China's adaptive governance. |
Contributor Bio(s): Perry, Elizabeth J.: - Elizabeth J. Perry is Henry Rosovsky Professor of Government at Harvard University and Director of the Harvard-Yenching Institute.Heilmann, Sebastian: - Sebastian Heilmann is Professor of Comparative Government and the Political Economy of China at the University of Trier.Dillon, Nara: - Nara Dillon is a Lecturer in the Departments of Government and East Asian Studies at Harvard University.Thornton, Patricia M.: - Patricia M. Thornton is University Lecturer in the Politics of China at Oxford University. |