Description: To Govern China: Evolving Practices of Power [Hardcover] Shue, Vivienne and Thornton, Patricia M. Product Overview How, practically speaking, is the Chinese polity - as immense and fissured as it has now become - actually being governed today? Some analysts highlight signs of 'progress' in the direction of more liberal, open, and responsive rule. Others dwell instead on the many remaining 'obstacles' to a hoped-for democratic transition. Drawing together cutting-edge research from an international panel of experts, this volume argues that both those approaches rest upon too starkly drawn distinctions between democratic and non-democratic 'regime types', and concentrate too narrowly on institutions as opposed to practices. The prevailing analytical focus on adaptive and resilient authoritarianism - a neo-institutionalist concept - fails to capture what are often cross-cutting currents in ongoing processes of political change. Illuminating a vibrant repertoire of power practices employed in governing China today, these authors advance instead a more fluid, open-ended conceptual approach that privileges nimbleness, mutability, and receptivity to institutional and procedural invention and evolution. Read more Details Publisher : Cambridge University Press (November 21, 2017) Language : English Hardcover : 334 pages ISBN-10 : 1107193524 ISBN-13 : 29 Item Weight : 1.3 pounds Dimensions : 6 x 0.5 x 9 inches Best Sellers Rank: #8,555,658 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #7,120 in Government #8,580 in General Elections & Political Process #14,482 in Asian Politics #7,120 in Government #8,580 in General Elections & Political Process We have been selling used books since 2012, and we've learned that the most important thing is doing good business. Honesty is our policy. Free Shipping We ship worldwide. We have multiple warehouses around the world, so please note the extended handling time on certain listings.
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ISBN: 1107193524
ISBN10: 1107193524
ISBN13: 9781107193529
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Brand: Cambridge University Press
GTIN: 09781107193529
Number of Pages: 334 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: To Govern China : Evolving Practices of Power
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Item Height: 0.8 in
Publication Year: 2017
Subject: World / General, World / Asian
Item Weight: 20.8 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Political Science
Item Length: 9.3 in
Author: Patricia M. Thornton
Item Width: 6.3 in
Format: Hardcover
