Centrifugal Empire: Central-Local Relations in China

by Jae Ho Chung

Book Overview

Despite the destabilizing potential of governing of a vast territory and a large multicultural population, the centralized government of the People's Republic of China has held together for decades, resisting efforts at local autonomy. By analyzing Beijing's strategies for maintaining control even in the reformist post-Mao era, Centrifugal Empire reveals the unique thinking behind China's approach to local governance, its historical roots,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 023117621X
• ISBN13: 9780231176217
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 9.0"