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Title China in an era of transition : understanding contemporary state and society actors / edited by Reza Hasmath and Jennifer Hsu
Edition 1st ed
Published New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (x, 234 pages) : illustrations
Contents Reclaiming authority : the narrative politics of lost privilege in contemporary China / Jennifer Hubbert -- The gendered effects of market reforms / Carrie Liu Currier -- Developing minority nationalities in contemporary urban China / Reza Hasmath -- Abstracting the city : urbanization and the "opening-up" process in China / Ian Morley -- The dual system of land use policy and its related problems in contemporary China / Xiaogang Deng, Lening Zhang, and Andrea Leverentz -- Contesting urban space : development of Chengzhongcun in China's transitional cities / Li Zhang -- A state creation? : civil society and migrant organizations / Jennifer Hsu -- Stretching away from the state : NGO emergence and dual identity in a Chinese government institution / Paul Thiers -- Red capitalist : the rising Chinese private entrepreneurs / Jing Yang -- The Taiwanese business community : a catalyst or virus for Chinese development? / Joshua Su-Ya Wu -- China's cyber forums and their influence on foreign policymaking / Junhao Hong
Summary China's achievements and failures are often viewed in a vacuum, where little thought is given to the interrelatedness of social issues from both state and society perspectives. Given the continued dominance of the Chinese state in so many aspects of society, the contributors of this collection present a nuanced view of Chinese state-society relationship to resituate our understanding of the social challenges facing China. Suffice to say, while the state is dominant, the role of social actors is critical to the future of China's development. Thirty years of unrelenting economic development has created a range of social issues that China needs to contend with to ensure it does not hamper future growth. Nonetheless, factors such as urbanization, the marginalization of social groups, the emergence and influence of the business elites, and the potential for dissent of internet users, present interesting challenges and insights into the workings between state and society
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject International relations.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
Politics and Government.
Economic history
Politics and government
Social conditions
SUBJECT China -- Social conditions -- 2000- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2003000103
China -- Economic conditions -- 2000- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99010023
China -- Politics and government -- 2002- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2004009498
Subject China
Form Electronic book
Author Hasmath, Reza
Hsu, Jennifer
ISBN 9780230620155
0230620159
9781349378104
1349378100
0230613500
9780230613508