Crucial to the success of any further economic reform good governance is theChinese Communist Partys greatest challenge as it plans for the future. Thisgroundbr... » 

Crucial to the success of any further economic reform good governance is theChinese Communist Partys greatest challenge as it plans for the future. Thisgroundbreaking book explores the key dimensions of governance in China. Theseinclude the prospects for political reform the processes of institutionbuilding such as strengthening state capacity and improving the legislativeframework enhancing regime legitimacy through local elections and managingsocial discontent. Drawing on original fieldwork the international group ofauthors provides a systematic analysis of the complex causes underlying Chinasgovernance problems and reflects on the prospects for future social andpolitical change. «