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.