
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.
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.
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.