The Palgrave Handbook of Local Governance in Contemporary China /

This Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of local governance in China, and offers original analysis of key factors underpinning trends in this field drawing on the expertise of scholars both inside and outside China. It explores and analyzes the dynamic interaction and collaboration among mul...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Yu, Jianxing (Editor), Guo, Sujian (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
Edition:	1st ed. 2019.
Subjects:	Asia-Politics and government. Social service. Environmental law. Environmental policy. Asian Politics. Social Work and Community Development. Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction
2. The Applicability of Governance Theory in China: A Novel Approach
3. Governance models and policy framework-Some Chinese perspectives
4. Local Governance in China's National Governance System
5. New Agenda for the Study of Chinese Governance
6. Mapping the Progress of Local Government Innovation in Contemporary China
7. Central-Local Relations in China
8. Local Cadres
9. The China's Developmental State in Transition: In light of the East Asian Experiences
10. The Behavioral Logic and Institutional Basis of Chinese Local Developmental Government
11. The Development and Prospects of Business Association since 1978
12. The Development of Charitable Organizations in China since Reform and Opening up and A New Layout for State-Society Relations
13. The Role of Mass Media in Reshaping Local Governance and its Limitations
14. Villages' Self-governance in Rural China
15. The Changing Institutional Space Regarding Roles and Behavior of Village Leaders
16. The Unfulfilled Promise of Collaborative Governance: The Case of Low-Income Housing in Jiangsu
17. "Orderly Political Participation" through Deliberation in China
18. Lobbying of Private Business Associations in Local China: Targets, Strategies and Influence
19. Citizen Action and Policy Change
20. Selective Use of Political Opportunity: A Case of Environmental Protest in Rural China
21. Governing by the Internet: Local Governance in the Digital Age
22. Internet Governance in China: A Content Analysis
23. The Internet in China: New Methods and Opportunities
24. Predicament of Emerging Collaborative Governance: National Policy, Local Experiments and Public Hospital Reforms in China
25. Variations in Educational Inequalities in China and Policy Implications
26. Mobilization and Irregularity: Volatile Growth of Educational Expenditure in China
27. Labor Inspection in Contemporary China: Like the Anglo-Saxon Model but Different
28. From Local Government-led to Collaborative Governance: The Changing Role of Local Governments in Urbanization
29. The Rise of Public-Private Partnerships in China
30. Land Conflict and the Transformation of Local Governance
31. Local Energy Policy Implementation
32. Energy Policy Design and China's Local Climate Governance: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Policies in Hangzhou
33. Climate Change Challenges and China's Responses: Mitigation and Governance
34. Breathe Easy? Local Nuances of Authoritarian Environmentalism in China's Battle against Air Pollution.