Idea of Governance and the Spirit of Chinese Neoliberalism

Dr. Quan Li is Assistant Professor at Sun Yat-sen University's Department of Political Science at the School of Government, as well as Research Fellow at the Centre for Chinese Public Administration Research in the same institution, and is one of the rising stars in the academic study of Chinese politics and government.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Contexts for Governance Ideas in China.- 3. The Architecture of Governance.- 4. An Intellectual History of Governance in China: Early Developments.- 5. An Intellectual History of Governance in China: Paradigmatic Transition.- 6. Governance Ideas in Application.- 7. Conclusion.

“It is an important book for any scholar interested in neoliberalism, governance, ideology, the political economy of China, and the discipline of political science in authoritarian states.” (Zhihang Ruan, Fudan Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol. 12, 2019)