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East Asia?s New Democracies
Taylor and Francis 2010; US$ 49.95This collection brings us up-to-date on the contemporary situations in the new democracies of East Asia, and debates on the prospect of introducing liberal democracy to this part of the world. The chapters cover a wide range of cases, including in-depth examination of China, Korea, Taiwan, the Philippines, Thailand, and broad comparisons of Malaysia,... more...
Law, Policy and Practice on China's Periphery
Taylor and Francis 2010; US$ 138.00This book examines the Chinese government?s policies and practices for relations with the Inner Periphery areas of Tibet, Xinjiang, and Inner Mongolia, and the Outer Periphery areas of Hong Kong and Taiwan focusing on themes of political authority, socio-cultural relations, and economic development. China?s history may be seen as one of managing the... more...
Party vs. State in Post-1949 China
Cambridge University Press 1997; US$ 33.00Comprehensive analysis of a very important issue in contemporary China: the tensions between the Communist Party and state institutions. more...
Mysticism and Kingship in China
Cambridge University Press 1997; US$ 37.00Surveys over four thousand years of Chinese civilisation through an examination of the relationship between kingship and mysticism. more...
The Modern Chinese State
Cambridge University Press 2000; US$ 33.00First book to examine systematically the evolution of the Chinese state. more...
The Civil Service in Hong Kong
Hong Kong University Press 1998; US$ 48.00The civil service has made significant contribution to the development of Hong Kong. Over the years, this institution has been exposed to challenges emanating from the rapidly changing environment. The preparation for Hong Kong's integration with China was a major accomplishment for the civil service. more...
Functional Constituencies
Hong Kong University Press 2006; US$ 80.00The book provides detailed information on: the relevant law of functional constituencies, their place in the Basic Law and with respect to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, their history, a full list of functional constituencies and the size and make-up of their electorates including how certain major companies may control large... more...
The Reform of Governance
BRILL 2010; US$ 224.00The Reform of Governance is a translated collection of articles providing a look at how scholars in China have been assessing their country's recent governmental history. This volume, as well as the others in the SSRC series, provides Western scholars with an accessible English-language look at the state of current Chinese scholarship, and as such,... more...
The Politics of Coalition in Korea
Taylor and Francis 2011; US$ 138.00This book examines how inter- and intra-party coalition-building affects governability in South Korea. Focusing on the Kim Dae-jung administration (1998-2003) as a case study in the failure of a government to turn electoral success into stable governability, or ability to implement reform policies, the book?s research draws on two bodies of literature... more...
Ballot Box China
Zed Books 2011; US$ 29.95Since 1988, China has undergone one of the largest, but least understood, experiments in grassroots democracy. Across 600,000 villages, with almost a million elections, some three million officials have been elected. This book looks at the history of the elections, how they arose, what they have achieved and where they might be going, exploring the... more...









