Elites and Governance in China Contributor(s): Zang, Xiaowei (Editor), Kou, Chien-Wen (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1138657980 ISBN-13: 9781138657984 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $54.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | American Government - General - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - Political Science | Ngos (non-governmental Organizations) |
Dewey: 320.9 |
Physical Information: 0.38" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.56 lbs) 188 pages |
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Publisher Description: This book reveals the complex relationship between elite perceptions and behaviour, and governance, in China. It moves away from existing scholarship by focusing on functionaries, grass-roots elites, leading intellectuals, and opinion-makers in China and by looking beyond the top leadership, makes a significant contribution to our understanding of shared governance and broadened political participation in China. The chapters in this collection explore the elites' role as opinion-makers, technical experts, producers of knowledge, and executives or managers, and pose a number of questions, the answers to which are crucial to understanding future political and economic development in China. What are elite perceptions of governance, inequality and justice; what do the elites mean by good governance; what is the influence of non-Chinese Communist Party elites in policy-making and implementation in China; how have they exerted their influence in the PRC and influenced its direction of future development; and what have grass-roots elites contributed to governance in local communities? Providing a keen insight into the role elites have played in governing China since 1978, this book is a pioneering effort to bring together elite studies and governance studies. As such, it will be highly relevant for policy-makers within international organizations, governments, and NGOs outside China as well as appealing to scholars and students interested in Chinese politics and governance. |