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With the rise of China and its impact on the world, interest in China has increased drastically in recent years. This series focuses on policy-oriented research and scholarly works with policy implications, on all aspects of contemporary Chinese economy, politics, society, environment, journalism and cultures.  It also covers China’s foreign relations with major international organizations such as the United Nations, World Trade Organization, and World Bank, and major powers such as the United States, European Union (and its member states), Japan and others.

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China's Great Urbanization

China's Great Urbanization

1st Edition

Edited By Zheng Yongnian, Zhao Litao, Sarah Tong
April 20, 2018

China’s extraordinary economic boom since the late 1970s has been accompanied by massive urbanization, with the proportion of the population living in cities rising from 18% in 1978 to 54% in 2014.  Currently the Chinese government has amongst its objectives the target to increase this to 60% by ...

Chinese Politics as Fragmented Authoritarianism Earthquakes, Energy and Environment

Chinese Politics as Fragmented Authoritarianism: Earthquakes, Energy and Environment

1st Edition

Edited By Kjeld Erik Brødsgaard
April 09, 2018

This book explores how far the concept of fragmented authoritarianism remains valid as the key concept for understanding how the Chinese political process works. It contrasts fragmented authoritarianism, which places bureaucratic bargaining at the centre of policy-making, arguing that the goals and...

China's Transition from Communism – New Perspectives

China's Transition from Communism – New Perspectives

1st Edition

Edited By Guoguang Wu, Helen Lansdowne
January 12, 2018

As China moved from a planned to a market economy many people expected that China’s political system would similarly move from authoritarianism to democracy. It is now clear, however, that political liberalisation does not necessarily follow economic liberalisation. This book explores this apparent...

China-Taiwan Rapprochement The Political Economy of Cross-Straits Relations

China-Taiwan Rapprochement: The Political Economy of Cross-Straits Relations

1st Edition

By Min-Hua Chiang
January 12, 2018

This book examines how since about 2008 the economy of Taiwan has become ever more deeply integrated into the economy of China. It goes beyond a consideration of trade and investment flows, and discusses also the large population flows, the growing integration of the two financial systems and the ...

Ecological Risks and Disasters - New Experiences in China and Europe

Ecological Risks and Disasters - New Experiences in China and Europe

1st Edition

Edited By Li Peilin, Laurence Roulleau-Berger
January 12, 2018

Climate change, and also other factors, are capable of bringing about major disasters on a scale hitherto unimaginable. Ecological and other risks, besides having scientific and technological dimensions, are also a subject of study for social scientists, concerned with how disasters and potential ...

Chinese Higher Education Reform and Social Justice

Chinese Higher Education Reform and Social Justice

1st Edition

Edited By Bin Wu, W. John Morgan
December 22, 2017

This book presents a broader understanding of the relationship between Chinese higher education and economic and social change. It attempts to fill the unevenness in China's economic and social development and education through initiating a debate about Chinese higher education and social justice....

International Engagement in China’s Human Rights

International Engagement in China’s Human Rights

1st Edition

Edited By Titus Chen, Dingding Chen
December 21, 2017

Since the Tiananmen Square incident in 1989 there has been increasing international pressure on China to improve its approach to human rights, whilst at the same time the Chinese government has itself realised that it needs to improve its approach, and has indeed done much to implement improvements...

China Entering the Xi Jinping Era

China Entering the Xi Jinping Era

1st Edition

Edited By Zheng Yongnian, Lance L. P. Gore
October 27, 2017

How will China develop under the new leadership of Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang? This is a key question for both China and the wider world. This book presents a comprehensive overview of the key areas and issues, assessing how things are likely to develop under the new leadership. It considers the ...

Social Protest in Contemporary China, 2003-2010 Transitional Pains and Regime Legitimacy

Social Protest in Contemporary China, 2003-2010: Transitional Pains and Regime Legitimacy

1st Edition

By Yanqi Tong, Shaohua Lei
October 13, 2017

China's economic transformation has brought with it much social dislocation, which in turn has led to much social protest. This book presents a comprehensive analysis of the large-scale mass incidents which have taken place in the last decade. The book analyses these incidents systematically, ...

China's Assertive Nuclear Posture State Security in an Anarchic International Order

China's Assertive Nuclear Posture: State Security in an Anarchic International Order

1st Edition

By Baohui Zhang
May 25, 2017

China’s nuclear capability is crucial for the balance of power in East Asia and the world. As this book reveals, there have been important changes recently in China’s nuclear posture: the movement from a minimum deterrence posture toward a medium nuclear power posture; the pursuit of space warfare ...

China's Evolving Industrial Policies and Economic Restructuring

China's Evolving Industrial Policies and Economic Restructuring

1st Edition

Edited By Zheng Yongnian, Sarah Tong
May 10, 2017

In the past three decades, China has successfully transformed itself from an extremely poor economy to the world’s second largest economy. The country’s phenomenal economic growth has been sustained primarily by its rapid and continuous industrialisation. Currently industry accounts for nearly ...

The Rise of Think Tanks in China

The Rise of Think Tanks in China

1st Edition

By Xufeng Zhu
February 07, 2017

Despite continuing criticism of the Chinese authoritarian political system, the range of participants in the decision-making process has widened, with different social actors now playing an increasingly important role in the Chinese policymaking process. Accordingly, the role of think tanks in the ...

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