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Citizens, Democracy, and Markets Around the Pacific Rim
Oxford University Press, UK 2006; US$ 74.99East Asia is one of the most dynamic areas of political change in the world today-what role do citizens play in these processes of change? Drawing upon a unique set of coordinated public opinion surveys conducted by the World Values Survey, this book provides a dramatically new image of the political cultures of East Asia. - ;East Asia is one of the... more...
Government and Policy-Making Reform in China
Taylor and Francis 2009; US$ 138.00China?s rapid economic development has not translated automatically into political development, with many of its institutions still in need of major reform. In the post-Mao era, despite the decentralization of local government with significant administrative and fiscal authority, China?s government and policy-making processes have retained much of... more...
Towards Responsible Government in East Asia
Taylor and Francis 2009; US$ 168.00This book explores the idea of responsible government in East Asia, arguing that many recent governance crises have resulted from responsibility failures on a huge scale. It distinguishes between accountability, which it argues has been overemphasised recently, and responsibility, which it argues goes beyond accountability, true responsible government... more...
China's Governmentalities
Taylor and Francis 2009; US$ 138.00Since the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) embarked on a programme of ?reform and openness? in the late 1970s, Chinese society has undergone a series of dramatic transformations in almost all realms of social, cultural, economic and political life and the People?s Republic of China (PRC) has emerged as a global power. China?s post-1978 transition from... more...
Globalization and Changes in China's Governance
BRILL 2008; US$ 100.00China's structure of governance has also been substantially altered in response to globalization. A different model of political development is adopted in China, which differs considerably from those conceived under both traditional socialist and liberal Western models. This volume tackles these issues of global importance. more...
The Chinese Communist Party as Organizational Emperor
Taylor and Francis 2009; US$ 44.95The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is the largest and one of the most powerful, political organizations in the world today, which has played a crucial role in initiating most of the major reforms of the past three decades in China. China?s rapid rise has enabled the CCP to extend its influence throughout the globe, but the West remains uncertain whether... more...
Why Japan Can't Reform
Palgrave Macmillan 2008; US$ 110.00An examination of the elements explicit to the Japanese post war governing system that enable the national ministries to extend their administrative authority over the political economy. It argues that the insular model defies structural reform and prevents the implementation of economic and social policies that can resolve socio-economic problems. more...
Democracy, Asian Values, and Hong Kong
ABC-CLIO 2003; US$ 112.00On July 1, 1997, China took control over Hong Kong, where Britain had begun a process of introducing democracy. Beatty examines the process of democratization in Hong Kong, with the argument that democratic development will continue, despite being under Chinese rule. Through a series of 128 interviews with 89 Hong Kong elites from 1997-2002, including... more...
Remaking China's Public Philosophy for the Twenty-first Century
ABC-CLIO 2003; US$ 87.00Uses the prism of public philosophy to examine Chinese society, modernization, globalization, and democratization as a whole. more...
Chinese Civil-Military Relations
Taylor and Francis 2005; US$ 49.95This new book addresses three key issues: What has changed in Chinese civil-military relations? What can account for changes? And what are the implications for Chinese security policy and strategic behaviour? It tackles these questions by sharply assessing civil-military dynamics in elite politics; such dynamics in national security and arms... more...









