A phenomenology of institutions : relationality and governance in China and beyond

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
List of illustrations
Acknowledgements
Glossary of Terms
Preface
1. Introduction: The Phenomenology of Institutional Innovation
	1.1 The Problem of Description
	1.2 The Phenomenological Attitude
	1.3 A Study in Contrasts: Confucius and Weber
	1.4 Preview of the Chapters
	Notes
	References
2. Developing New Modes of Institutional Description
	2.1 Autopoietic versus Sociopoietic Systems
	2.2 Frame-t and Frame-c
	2.3 Plenary Goods and Plenary Institutions
	2.4 Institutional Polymorphism: Specification and Adaptation
	2.5 Relationality
	2.6 Looking Ahead
	Notes
	References
3. Governing by Metaphor: The Intertextuality of Institutional Life in China
	3.1 Introduction
	3.2 Conceptual Background
	3.3 Case Studies
	3.4 Discussion and Conclusion
	Notes
	References
4. Relationality in Rural Property Regimes
	4.1 Introduction and Background
	4.1.1 Initiatives for Land Reform
	4.1.2 Conventional Procedure for Converting Rural to Urban Construction Land
	4.1.3 Transition to and Design of the Quota System
	4.2 Methodological and Conceptual Approach
	4.3 Institutional Evolution and Design of Chengdu’s Quota System
	4.6 Characterizing Local Decision-Making around Land Consolidation
	4.7 Characterizing the Institutional Model
	4.8 Looking Ahead
	Notes
	References
5. Relational Institutions and ENGOs in China: From Nu River to Changzhou
	5.1 Introduction
	5.2 Governing NGOs in China
	5.3 Policy Advocacy in China and Analytical Framework
	5.4 From Nu Dam-Building to Changzhou Poisoned Soil
	5.5 Conclusion
	References
6. Multiple Legal Traditions, Legal Pluralism and Institutional Innovation: The Chinese Criminal Procedure System in Contrast
	6.1 Introduction: An Institutional Perspective of the Chinese Criminal Procedure System
	6.2 Application of Concepts from Earlier Chapters
	6.3 The Ideal Types and Subsumption of Chinese Criminal Procedure
	6.4 Commonalities of Criminal Procedure
	6.5 The Evolution of the Text of Chinese Criminal Procedure
	6.6 Criminal Procedure Systems with Chinese Characteristics: Institutional Innovations
	6.7 Conclusion
	Notes
	References
	Legislation
7. Conclusion: China, the Looking-Glass
	7.1 Essential Tensions
	7.2 Landscapes of Institutional Change
	7.3 Looking Beyond China
	Note
	References
Index