Rural roots of reform before China's conservative change:

China's economic and military rise dominates discussions of the world's most populous country. Resilient authoritarian government is credited with great successes, but this book expands the discourse to include governance by village heads - who often ignored central politicians. Chinese re...

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Main Author: White, Lynn T. 1941- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon Routledge 2018
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Summary:China's economic and military rise dominates discussions of the world's most populous country. Resilient authoritarian government is credited with great successes, but this book expands the discourse to include governance by village heads - who often ignored central politicians. Chinese reforms for prosperity started circa 1970 under rural and suburban leaders. They could act autonomously then because of unexpected political and technological opportunities. Their localization of power eroded socialist controls. Since 1990, central leaders have tried to reverse reforms made by resilient local bosses
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9781351247672
1351247670
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1351247697
9781351247689
1351247689

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