China experiments from local innovations to national reform

Florini, Ann. (Author). Lai, Hairong. (Added Author). Tan, Yeling. (Added Author).

Summary: "Using detailed and empirically grounded analysis, examines the changing relationship between the Chinese state and the society it governs, how governance choices made affect the country and the rest of the world, and how local Chinese authorities have responded to the challenges they face in coping with China's rapid transformation"--Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9780815722014 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 081572201X (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9780815722007 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 0815722001 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9781283866569
ISBN: 1283866560
Physical Description: electronic resource
remote
1 online resource (xii, 216 p.) : ill.
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2012.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Multi-User. CatMonthString:jan.13 CatBulkString:jan.03.13
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Preface -- China at a crossroads -- Streamlining the state -- The evolution of voting mechanisms -- Civil society -- From local experiments to national rules: China lets the sunshine in -- Where is China going?
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.