China’s Political System: Modernization and Tradition

Description

China’s Political System provides a concise introduction to the political, economic, and social factors that determine China's government. Highly respected specialist June Teufel Dreyer offers expert analysis of the challenges facing China's economic, legal, military, social, and cultural institutions while examining the historical context and current trends. China's Political System asks readers to think about the broader problem of governance and mordernization in China and their global implications by comprehensively showing how the past and present impact leaders, citizens, ethnic minorities, and policies. New to the Tenth Edition: the first text to incorporate results from the Nineteenth Party Congress and Thirteenth National People's Congress. includes a new chapter on developments under Xi Jinping considers the effects of slowing economic growth on politics and society addresses recent Chinese assertiveness in military and foreign policy The tenth edition of China’s Political System continues to provide all of the tools professors need to introduce their students to Chinese politics in ways that are informed, accessible, and intriguing. Cover Title Copyright Dedication Contents List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments 1 Introduction 2 The Chinese Tradition 3 Reformers, Warlords, and Communists 4 PRC Politics Under Mao: 1949-1976 5 Deng Xiaoping and His Protégés: 1976-2012 6 The Era of Xi Jinping 7 The Politics of the Economy 8 Crime and Punishment: The Legal System of the PRC 9 The Role of the Military 10 Education 11 Quality-of-life Issues: Health, Demography, and the Environment 12 Conformity and Dissent: The Arts, the Media, and Social Control 13 Ethnic Minorities and National Integration 14 Foreign Policy 15 Conclusions Useful Websites Index