Dynamics of Local Governance in China During the Reform Era

Tse-Kang Leng is Research Fellow of the Institute of Political Science at Academia Sinica and professor of political science at National Chengchi University,Taipei.Yun-han Chu is Distinguished Research Fellow of the Institute of Political Science at Academia Sinica and professor of political science at National Taiwan University.

• Chapter 1. The Uncertain Outcomes of Rural Industrialization: A ReassessmentChapter 2. Associational Revolution in China: Mapping the LandscapesChapter 3. Religious organizations and local self rule in rural ChinaChapter 4. In Search of Positive Deviants: Social Entrepreneurs, Non-Governmental Organizations, and the Development of Civil Society in ChinaChapter 5. Socio-economic Transformation, Grassroots Democracy and Political Value Change in China: A comparison with Hong Kong and TaiwanChapter 6. Elite Mobility in Post-Reform Rural ChinaChapter 7. Contracting and Dispute Resolution among Chinese Firms: Law and Its SubstitutesChapter 8. Developing into a Developmental State: Explaining the Changing Government-Business Relationships behind the Kunshan MiracleChapter 9. Cross-boundary State-society Interactions in South China

The insightful and informative analyses undoubtedly make this book a valuable addition to the literature on China's local governance during the reform era.