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Authoritative and contemporary research on the economic expansion
of Southern China is collected in this major new volume which
explores models and patterns of development in Guangdong, with
particular emphasis on the differences across this economically
vibrant region. Economic and Social Development in South China
brings together research by a pioneering team of academic
researchers and includes statistical data on the Pearl River Delta
as well as analysis of the metropolitan development in Guangzhou
municipal city, civil service reform and social policy in Shenzhen,
Guangzhou's municipal leadership and the basic level elections in
the region since 1979. Other issues discussed include foreign
outward direct investment from Guangdong, the creation of effective
environmental law, foreign investment in Guangdong and the
emergence of private education in the Pearl River Delta. Southern
China's creative approaches to the difficulties and problems
encountered since reforms began in the 1970s is rigorously analysed
and explored by scholars with exceptional access to local sources
and data. Economic and Social Development in South China shows how
the use of competing models of economic development encouraged by
the authorities will influence and shape the future of the country
as a whole.
Development of democracy is often taken to mean rising political
participation in an open society. Containing rich historical data
on political participation in Hong Kong since the colonial days,
this book devotes several chapters to the discussion of the
socio-cultural determinants of political participation in Hong
Kong. This volume is a valuable reference about the 'One-country
two-systems' concept and China's policy towards Hong Kong. The book
is suitable for courses on Asian studies or on political
development.
Mao Zedong was a Chinese communist leader and founder of the
People's Republic of China. He developed his own ideology and
methodology known as Maoism or Mao Zedong Thought. His thought has
a great influence in China or even overseas. This book aims at
bringing a group of scholars to address the uses of Mao in China
(PRC) today with special reference to the Bo Xilai case. It also
provides insights and detail on how and what we know about modern
China. Contributing authors, including a number of French scholars,
illustrate how Maoism influences and engages in government,
business sector or social life.
This volume in 15 chapters serves as a useful overview of various
significant aspects of the new trends of political participation in
Hong Kong. Written by a team of experts who have been astute
observers of Hong Kong politics, the book covers a wide spectrum of
topics ranging from a conventional understanding of political
participation (e.g., activities of political parties and interest
groups) to a more specialised form of participation (i.e.,
relations between government and legislators in policy-making). The
study of the rise of new social movements by the post-80s
generation will be of particular interest to those who are keen to
comprehend the sharpening inter-generational differences. With a
readership of academics and university students, this will also be
a useful reference for the media, policy-makers and anyone
interested in Hong Kong politics.
This weighty monograph offers a thoughtful assessment of one of
globally raising China’s most profound political
issues—democratiaation since the 1989 Tiananmen Incident. Not
exactly a “looking back” retrospective nor a typical
commemorative work, this book harbours a more forward prospecting
approach with 13 substantive chapters yielding informed analysis
and insightful interpretations of various key issues. The core
subjects range from legal foundation of Chinese democracy,
middle-class politics, Internet based-democratisation debates and
pro-democratic mobilizations, civic society activism, to the
external and international media’s inputs, democracy and
China’s ethnic minorities; and PRC-Vatican interface. This timely
volume will be of considerable interest to scholars, journalists,
and those keen to learn about contemporary China’s ideo-political
transformation.
This volume intends to survey the developments of the Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) in various important areas in
its first decade (1997-2007). It aims to critically review past
developments, identify the significant issues, and assess the
performance of the government and that of the community as a whole.
It also attempts to consider future development trends and offers
policy suggestions. This book with 24 essays was written by a team
of distinguished Hong Kong experts with a unique overview of their
respective areas of expertise. A wide range of issues addressing
the political, social and economic implications relating to the
development of HKSAR was covered. The book will appeal to local and
international readers interested in Hong Kong. The latter include
the international financial and business community, researchers in
Asian Studies, journalists and educated tourists. The local general
public should find the book interesting, and university students as
well as high school teachers will find it an invaluable reference
source.
The new leadership team under Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao began to
consolidate power and make its mark on China's policy programmes
since the autumn of 2002. While there is a well-established
consensus on the challenges and problems facing China, the
priorities and the policy solutions defined by the new leadership
nonetheless have their distinct features. This volume tries to
analyze the new leadership's perceptions of the challenges facing
it, how it defines its priorities, builds up political support for
its policy programmes and overcomes the resistance of vested
interests. Attempts will also be made to evaluate its achievements
so far. This edited volume involves a team of China experts
contributing chapters on their respective areas of expertise. It is
hoped that it will serve as an attractive reference book for China
courses at the undergraduate level in local and Western
universities. It also aims to serve as a useful and convenient
reference for the general public such as bankers, business
executives and journalists interested in China.
Written by a team of world-renowned experts from Hong Kong,
Australia and the US, this volume of 27 essays addresses the
problems and significant issues facing China in the twenty-first
century, e.g., the leadership succession, the pressure of
political, legal, economic and social reforms, accession to the
WTO, the impact of globalisation, the widening gap between the rich
and the poor, restructuring of the rural/urban workforce, cultural
and ethnic relations, as well as environmental conservation and
protection. Each author focuses on a specific topic and offers
his/her in-depth analysis in clear and easy-to-understand language.
This is an excellent source of reference not only for university
students and academics interested in contemporary China, but also
for professionals, business executives and entrepreneurs who are
involved in China trade and businesses. General readers who want to
gain a better understanding of current affairs in China will also
find it informative and insightful.
This book explores the direction of future development of Guangdong
at the start of the twenty-first century. Will it achieve a second
take-off? Or, will its competitive edge gradually erode?Impact of
Premier Zhu Rongji's reform programme and that of the Asia-Pacific
region's economic crises on the development of the province are
discussed. Competition from other regions in China, especially the
Yangtze Delta region is examined.
As Hong Kong's neighbour and as the most dynamic province of China,
Guangdong is in search of a new direction of development. This
search is necessitated in good part by the changing strategic focus
of China's 'open policy' - a shift from the Pearl River Delta in
Guangdong Province to the Pudong area of Shanghai in the Yangtze
River Delta. The 'Guangdong Model' is now rivaled by other
development models. This book consists of 14 chapters and discusses
many economic and social issues.
China Review 1998, the eighth volume of the series, is an expert
survey of China's major sectors of interest that critically
summarizes the development of the previous year in core chapters
covering politics, the economy and social change. This volume has
several in-depth presentations on political and social-economic
issues such as the death of the paramount leader Deng Xiaoping, the
15th Party Congress, China's relations with Taiwan, the reform of
state-owned enterprises, and foreign economic relations, all major
concerns to those interested in the development of the People's
Republic. A few additional studies describe rarely featured areas
of Chinese society, such as the social security reforms and the
ideological crisis.
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