China Experiments: From Local Innovations to National Reform

by Hairong Lai, Yeling Tan, Ann Florini

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All societies face a key question: how to empower governments to perform essential governmental functions while constraining the arbitrary exercise of power. This balance, always in flux, is particularly fluid in today's China. This insightful book examines the changing relationship between that state and its society, as demonstrated by numerous experiments in governance at subnational levels, and explores the implications for China's future political...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815722001
• ISBN13: 9780815722007
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Rlpg/Galleys
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 8.9"