Unstately Power - Local Causes of China's Intellectual, Legal and Governmental Reforms (Hardcover, 2nd edition)

This volume shows how social diversification during the economic boom has modified political norms and public practices -- contrary to the nostalgic hopes of many establishment conservatives. White maintains that while political reforms have emerged partly from the local resources created by economic boom (as detailed in the companion volume), these reforms have equally come from new norms among individuals and small groups. In comparing China's current situation to that of other countries and their revolutions, it is clear that China's reforms have followed a similar pattern; as the revolution's wave crests, the tide predictably changes and symbolic and police centralization ebb as local governance rises. The rapid modernization of China has necessitated development of new methods of maintaining coercive order at the local level, while the state political institutions grapple with new methods for selecting new leaders and adopting new laws.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 1998
First published:	1999
Authors:	Lynn T. White III
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 46mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	792
Edition:	2nd edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-7656-0148-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Local government > General
LSN:	0-7656-0148-6
Barcode:	9780765601483

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