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China's Elite Politics: Governance and Democratization
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Author:   Bo, Zhiyue                   
ISBN: 978 981 283 672 4
Format: Hardback
Pages: 350
List price(s): 41.00 GBP   
Publication date: 30 June 2009

Short description

Tackles the issue of governance in China. This book provides information on China's political elites and evaluates their ability to deal with crises through four case studies: the Tibet issue, the Taiwan issue, the Sichuan Earthquake, and the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

Full description

A sequel to the author's trailblazer ( China's Elite Politics: Political Transition and Power Balancing , published by World Scientific in 2007), this book tackles the issue of governance in China. It provides up-to-date information on China's political elites and evaluates their ability to deal with crises through four case studies: the Tibet issue, the Taiwan issue, the Sichuan Earthquake, and the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

Table of contents

China's Political Elites and Their Challenges; Political Succession; The Seventeenth Central Committee; Institutional Representation; Factional Balance; Tibet Issue; Taiwan Issue; Sichuan Earthquake; Beijing Olympic Games; China's Prospect for Democratization.

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