Elites and Governance in China

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Xiaowei Zang (City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong) Chien-wen Kou (National Chengchi University, Taiwan)

Elites and Governance in China

Xiaowei Zang (City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong), Chien-wen Kou (National Chengchi University, Taiwan)

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Routledge
02 April 2013

Ethnic studies; Constitution: government & the state; Non-governmental organisations (NGOs)

Series: Routledge Studies on China in Transition

This book reveals the complex relationship between elite perceptions and behaviour, and governance, in China. It moves away from existing scholarship by focusing on functionaries, grass-roots elites, leading intellectuals, and opinion-makers in China and by looking beyond the top leadership, makes a significant contribution to our understanding of shared governance and broadened political participation in China.

The chapters in this collection explore the elites’ role as opinion-makers, technical experts, producers of knowledge, and executives or managers, and pose a number of questions, the answers to which are crucial to understanding future political and economic development in China. What are elite perceptions of governance, inequality and justice; what do the elites mean by good governance; what is the influence of non-Chinese Communist Party elites in policy-making and implementation in China; how have they exerted their influence in the PRC and influenced its direction of future development; and what have grass-roots elites contributed to governance in local communities?

Providing a keen insight into the role elites have played in governing China since 1978, this book is a pioneering effort to bring together elite studies and governance studies. As such, it will be highly relevant for policy-makers within international organizations, governments, and NGOs outside China as well as appealing to scholars and students interested in Chinese politics and governance.

Edited by: Xiaowei Zang (City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong), Chien-wen Kou (National Chengchi University, Taiwan)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 490g
ISBN: 9780415813761
ISBN 10: 041581376X
Series: Routledge Studies on China in Transition
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 02 April 2013
Audience: College/higher education , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Xiaowei Zang is Professor and Head of the School of East Asian Studies at the University of Sheffield, UK. Chien-wen Kou is Professor in the Department of Political Science and Director of the Graduate Institute of East Asian Studies, National Chengchi University, Taiwan.