Holding China Together: Diversity and National Integration in the Post-Deng Era [Hardcover]

Barry J. Naughton (Editor), Dali L. Yang (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 26, 2004 | ISBN-10: 0521837308 | ISBN-13: 978-0521837309

Despite repeated predictions of collapse and disintegration, China has managed to sustain national unity and gain international stature since the 1989 Tiananmen crisis. Examining the sources and dynamics of the resilience, this volume's contributors reveal how China's leaders have adapted and reinforced key economic and political institutions. They also disclose that implementation of complex policies to regulate economic and social life (employment and migration, population planning, industrial adjustment, and regional disparities) has become more effective over time within a context of growing social and economic diversity.

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Review of the hardback: 'Holding China together is an important account of how the Chinese state has reconstituted itself ... The chapters of this volume are all of high quality. Naughton and Yang have captured an important trend in the development of China's political economy. This text provides a timely reminder that while everyone recognizes that China's economy is undergoing rapid change, there is more change in the political system than meets the eye.' International Affairs

Review of the hardback: 'This book is an excellent collection of essays that makes a major contribution to our understanding of contemporary China. ... This is a first-class volume which makes an important contribution to Chinese Studies and to broader political science debates on state capacity. Many chapters will be used in courses on Chinese politics and scholars researching issues of state capacity will inevitably have to refer both to this book's overall conclusions and to the individual case studies.' The China Quarterly

Book Description

Despite repeated predictions of collapse and disintegration, China has managed to sustain national unity and gain international stature since the Tiananmen crisis of 1989. This volume examines the sources and dynamics of China's resilience. The volume's authors look at how China's leaders have adapted and reinforced key institutions for political integration and economic governance. They also find that implementation of difficult and complex policies to regulate economic and social life--employment and migration, population planning, industrial adjustment, and regional disparities--has become more effective over time within a context of growing social and economic diversity.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 316 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (July 26, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521837308
• ISBN-13: 978-0521837309
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,814,484 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)