INTERPRETING CHINA'S DEVELOPMENT

INTERPRETING CHINA'S DEVELOPMENT

CONTENTS

FRONT MATTER	i
Part I. The Challenges of Governance: Survey Chapter
Responding to Challenges and Problems of Governance Zhengxu WANG and Liang Fook LYE	3
Part I. The Challenges of Governance: Topical Chapters
The Dynamics of Elite Politics in China Zhiyue BO	11
How Did the Hu-Wen Leadership Consolidate Its Power? Hongyi LAI	16
The Chinese Communist Party in Rapid Transformation Yongnian ZHENG and Sow Keat TOK	20
The Party and the Media: Control versus Change Liang Fook LYE	25
Political Reforms First, Democracy Later? Zhengxu WANG	30
The Struggle against Corruption Dali YANG	38
Managing China's Civil Servants Kjeld Erik BRØDSGAARD	44
Can Beijing Still Dictate Local Politics? Qingshan TAN	48
Towards the Rule of Law Keyuan ZOU	53
The Party And The Gun: Civil-military Relations Nan LI	57
The PLA in Transformation Ji YOU	62
Hong Kong and Macau under One Country, Two Systems Kwok Ping CHOU	67
Chen Shui-bian: Taiwan's Lame Duck President John F. COPPER	72
What to Expect from the 17th Party Congress Zhengxu WANG	77
Part II. Growth and Structural Changes: Survey Chapter
China's Major Economic Challenge: Sustaining High Growth Whilst Fixing Its Growth Problems John WONG	83
Part II. Growth and Structural Changes: Topical Chapters
China's Twin Surpluses Yongding YU	97
Explaining High Productivity Growth Yanrui WU	103
The 11th Five-Year Programme Sarah Y. TONG	108
China' Drive to Become a Technological Power Xiaohong QUAN	113
Banking Reforms to Meet WTO Obligations Sarah Y. TONG and Yi ZHENG	118
Reforming State-Owned Enterprises Sarah Y. TONG	123
Rise of China's Auto Industry Mu YANG and Siow Song TENG	128
The Political Economy of Urban and Regional Development Shiuh-shen CHIEN	134
Shanghai's Mega Port in Yangshan Mu YANG and Lionel HO	139
China's Energy Outlook Elspeth THOMSON	145
Part III. Coping with Rising Social Problems: Survey Chapters
Social Dilemmas of High Economic Growth Litao ZHAO	153
What is China's San-Nong (Rural) Problem? John WONG	160
Part III. Coping with Rising Social Problems: Topical Chapters
Growth and Widening Inequalities Hongyi LAI and Siow Song TENG	168
Reforming Hukou to Protect Migrant Labour Litao ZHAO	174
Building a New Social Safety Net Xin GU	179
China Facing an Environmental Crisis Shiuh-shen CHIEN and Mu YANG	184
China's Cultural Development Litao ZHAO and Soon Heng TAN	189
China's Booming Higher Education Xiaohong QUAN and Litao ZHAO	194
China's Emerging Middle Class Hao YAN	198
Haigui in China's Modernisation Mu YANG and Soon Heng TAN	202
Part IV. China's Relations with Major Powers and its Neighbours: Survey Chapter
Featuring “Harmonious World” for “Peaceful Rise” Hongyi LAI and Liang Fook LYE	209
Part IV. China's Relations with Major Powers and its Neighbours: Topical Chapters
China and US: A Pivotal but Uncertain Relationship Fei-Ling WANG	218
Managing Difficult Relations with Japan Yongnian ZHENG and Sow Keat TOK	223
Facing a More Assertive and Nationalistic Japan Peng Er LAM	227
China and South Korea in Their Dealings with North Korea Jaewoo CHOO	233
Seeking Closer Cooperation with Post-Suharto Indonesia Tin Seng LIM	237
Malaysia's Relations with China: From Mahathir to Badawi Peng Er LAM and Tin Seng LIM	241
China's Special Relationship with Singapore John WONG and Siow Song TENG	245
EU and China: Heading Towards Bumpy Relations Jean-Pierre CABESTAN	251
China's Growing Influence in Africa Zhengxu WANG and Tin Seng LIM	256

BACK MATTER	261
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