The Idea of Governance and the Spirit of Chinese Neoliberalism

Quan Li author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Springer Verlag, Singapore

Published:12th Dec '18

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This book offers a critical assessment of governance ideas in the context of Chinese neoliberalism. It argues that the Chinese version of governance has emerged as an important discursive practice in the articulation of the neoliberal spirit of the national reform agenda. The book first examines the institutional and intellectual background of governance ideas, capturing the key features of neoliberalization in transitional China. The main body of investigation is an interpretive analysis of governance in terms of its normative principles and technical skills, which effectively package the mature neoliberal vision and reality so that it indicates the dominant ruling structure of Chinese neoliberalism. The subsequent analysis presents a genealogical review of governance discourse and traces its adaptation to local neoliberal experiments. The book concludes with reflections on possible ways of critical engagement with governance ideas and with the intellectual aspects of neoliberalism. 

“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)

ISBN: 9789811350597

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 454g

248 pages

Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017