The Chinese Labyrinth

Exploring China's Model of Development

He Li editor Baogang Guo editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Lexington Books

Published:16th Dec '11

Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back

The Chinese Labyrinth cover

The on-going debate on China’s development model presents a fascinating yet very different image of Chinese exceptionalism, an idea that is similar to American exceptionalism. Is China exceptionalism a myth or reality? Will modern China, born of Confucian creeds, be culturally, economically and politically distinct from Western industrialized nations in an age of globalization? Does the Confucian culture make any qualitative difference in China’s developmental path and her international behavior in dealing with other nations? Will China be something of a paradox? Will this claim of distinction be a double-edged sword that will eventually hunt China in its future development? To decipher the complex Chinese labyrinth, this coedited book explores the development of a new social democracy, the Chinese vision of human rights and civil society, the asymmetry between economic and political development and the puzzle it presents, and the informal politics and Chinese innovation on governance and problem solving. We will also present a number of studies detailing innovations and systems that are distinctively Chinese, including innovations at local governances, the intriguing relationship between NGOs and the state, the grievance-addressing system (xinfang), and the co-existence of atheists and theists in China. As a multi-disciplinary research project, it attempts to shed some lights on these important questions.

China’s modernization has presented multiple puzzles and daunting challenges for scholars and policy makers. By critically examining contending perspectives on China’s complex and rapidly changing landscape, the authors provide insights into the intense debates on China’s political, economic, and social transitions. This book will help readers better understand the multiple dimensions of such transitions, including property rights and rent-seeking politics, discourse on social democracy, human rights and religious policies, and the transformation of welfare regime.     -- Guoli Liu, College of Charleston

ISBN: 9780739165751

Dimensions: 240mm x 162mm x 22mm

Weight: 503g

230 pages