Centre and Provinces: China 1978-93

This book constructs an interactive model of power to explain the relations of the central and provincial governments in reform China. Power in a context of interdependence flows from both sides. Unlike most previous analyses, Centre and Provinces: China 1978-93 argues that provincial non-compliance is partly the product of central policy as well as provincial choice. An adequate understanding of change requires full recognition of this mutuality of power and its manifestations. Compromises are struck amidst protracted conflicts and interdependence, resulting in a more institutionalized form of relations.