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1 online resource (277 pages) |
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List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Overcoming Our Middle Kingdom Complex: Finding China's Place in Comparative Politics / Scott Kennedy; Part One: Chinese Economic Reform and the Varieties of Capitalism; 2. Variety Within and Without: The Political Economy of Chinese Regulation / Margaret M. Pearson; 3. Developmental Dreams: Policy and Reality in China's Economic Reforms / Arthur R. Kroeber; 4. Crossing the River by Feeling for Stones or Carried Across by the Current? The Transformation of the Chinese Automotive Sector / Andrew Wedeman |
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5. Welfare Policy Pathways Among Large Uneven Developers / Mark W. FrazierPart Two: Interest Groups in an Authoritarian Context; 6. Fragmented Influence: Business Lobbying in China in Comparative Perspective / Scott Kennedy; 7. Comparing China's Capitalists: Neither Democratic Nor Exceptional / Kellee S. Tsai; 8. When Are Banks Sold to Foreigners? An Examination of the Politics of Selling Banks in Mexico, Korea, and China / Victor Shih; Conclusion; 9. Placing China in Comparison: An Outsider's Perspective / Gregory J. Kasza; Notes; List of Contributors; Index |
| Summary |
This book breaks new ground by systematically examining China's capitalist transformation through several comparative lenses. The great majority of research on China to date has consisted of single-country studies. This is the result of the methodological demands of studying China and a sense of the country's distinctiveness due to its grand size and long history. The moniker Middle Kingdom, a direct translation of the Chinese-language word for China, is one of the most prominent symbols of the country's supposed uniqueness.Composed of contributions from leading specialists on China's politica |
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Print version record |
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Capitalism -- China
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Comparative economics.
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Comparative government.
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Capitalism
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Comparative economics
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Comparative government
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Economic history
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Economic policy
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Politics and government
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China -- Economic conditions.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024011
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China -- Economic policy.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024018
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China -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024153
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China
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780804777674 |
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0804777675 |
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