Overview
- Offers the first-ever handbook on Chinese local governance at a time of change
- Provides a guide to hot-button issues such as technology, elections, protests, citizen engagement, and local issues
- Brings together an international team of scholars to create a new center of discourse around China's local governance
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Table of contents (34 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Local Government
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Civil Society Organizations and Mass Media
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About this book
This Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of local governance in China, and offers original analysis of key factors underpinning trends in this field drawing on the expertise of scholars both inside and outside China. It explores and analyzes the dynamic interaction and collaboration among multiple governmental and non-governmental actors and social sectors with an interest in the conduct of public affairs to address horizontal challenges faced by the local government, society, economy, and civil community and considers key issues such as governance in urban and rural areas, the impact of technology on governance and related issues of education, healthcare, environment and energy.
As the result of a global and interdisciplinary collaboration of leading experts, this Handbook offers a cutting-edge insight into the characteristics, challenges and trends of local governance and emphasizes the promotion of good governance and democratic development in China.
Reviews
“The main strengths of this volume are its novel fieldwork materials and critical methodology. … This volume provides a strong foundation for scholars, students, and professionals who desire a better understanding of local governance in China.” (Min Wan, Journal of Chinese Political Science, Vol. 25, 2020)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Jianxing Yu is a Changjiang Scholar Distinguished Professor and Dean of the School of Public Affairs at Zhejiang University, China. He is also Director of the Institute for Civil Society Development.
Sujian Guo is Professor at the Department of Political Science, and Director of the Center for US-China Policy Studies at San Francisco State University.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Palgrave Handbook of Local Governance in Contemporary China
Editors: Jianxing Yu, Sujian Guo
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2799-5
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd., part of Springer Nature 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-2798-8Published: 17 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-2799-5Published: 07 January 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXIX, 755
Number of Illustrations: 64 b/w illustrations
Topics: Asian Politics, Social Work and Community Development, Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice