CHINA INTO THE HU-WEN ERA<br> Policy Initiatives and Challenges

CHINA INTO THE HU-WEN ERA
Policy Initiatives and Challenges

CONTENTS

FRONT MATTER	i
Part I. Introduction
The Hu—Wen New Deal John Wong and Hongyi Lai	3
Part II. Strengthening Governance and Rule of Law
Hu Jintao' Consolidation of Power and His Command of the Gun Ji You	33
Deciphering Hu's Leadership and Defining New Elite Politics Cheng Li	61
Hu Jintao's Approach to Governance Joseph Fewsmith	91
Re-making the Party's Image: Challenges for the Propaganda Department Yongnian Zheng and Lye Liang Fook	119
Reforming the Party and the State Under Hu Jintao Szu-Chien Hsu	153
Rule of Law and Governance Keyuan Zou	191
Part III. Sustaining Economic Growth and Reform
New Patterns of Economic Growth Wu Yanrui	219
Change and Reform in Financial Markets Howard Davies	243
Strengthening Corporate Governance: Completing the Unfinished Business of SOE Reform Sarah Y. Tong	259
The Effects and Implications of Foreign Direct Investment in China for Other Developing Economies: Hollowing Out or Filling in? Busakorn Chantasasawat, K. C. Fung, Hitomi Iizaka and Alan Siu	277
Changing Land Policies: Ideology and Realities John Wong and Ruobing Liang	301
Part IV. Coping Social Issues and Tensions
Income Inequalities, Limited Social Mobility and Remedial Policies Hongyi Lai	323
Labor Market Reforms Under the Hu—Wen Administration Litao Zhao	351
Managing Social Unrest Cai Yongshun	379
From Social Insurance to Social Assistance: Welfare Policy Change Edward Gu	405
Governments, Markets, and the Health Care Sector Åke Blomqvist	437
Population Development Strategies: The New Thinking Xizhe Peng	467
Part V. Managing China's External Relations
Bush's Asia Policy and United States—China Relations Quansheng Zhao	485
China and Northeast Asian Cooperation: Building an Unbuildable? Jae Ho Chung	519
China and Southeast Asia Cooperation: New Developments and Challenges Haibing Zhang	541

BACK MATTER	557
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