André Laliberté is Professor of Political Science at the University of Quebec at Montreal (UQAM), and Associate Professor at the Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Ottawa, Canada. Marc Lanteigne is Lecturer in the Department of International Relations at St Andrews University, UK.

• 1. The Issue of Challenges to the Legitimacy of CCP Rule André Laliberté and Marc Lanteigne 2. New Modes of Urban Governance: Building Community/Shequ in Post-Danwei China Xu Feng 3. Chinese Labour Law in Retrospect: Efficiency and Flexibility Legitimized Hélène Piquet 4. Shifting Power Relations: State-ENGO Relations in China Jonathan Schwartz 5. "Harmonious Society", "Peaceful Unification" and the Dilemmas Raised by Taiwanese Philanthropy André Laliberté 6. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: Implications for World Order Susan Henders 7. The Uses of the Past: History and Legitimacy Diana Lary 8. The ‘Beijing Consensus’ and China’s Quest for Legitimacy on the International Stage Charles Burton 9. The Developmentalism / Globalisation Conundrum in Chinese Governance Marc Lanteigne

'This edited volume makes a solid contribution to the literature on the legitimacy of the CCP' - Peter Sandby-Thomas, The China Quarterly, 196, December 2008'The books distinctive approach to legitimacy is its focus on specific cases of the Chinese state's adaption tactics.]...[This book could be used in a variety of undergraduate and postgraduate courses on contemporary Chinese Politics and society' - Elena Barabantseva, University of Manchester UK, The China Journal, July 2009