The Palgrave Handbook of Local Governance in Contemporary China

Front Matter ....Pages i-xxxix
 Introduction: Local Governance in China—Past, Present, and Future  (Jianxing Yu)....Pages 1-21
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 The Applicability of Governance Theory in China: A Novel Approach  (Jianxing Yu, Shizong Wang)....Pages 25-39
 Governance Models and Policy Framework: Some Chinese Perspectives  (Ehtisham Ahmad)....Pages 41-72
 The Critical Role of Local Governance in China’s Political System  (Anna L. Ahlers, Thomas Heberer, Gunter Schubert)....Pages 73-93
 New Agenda for the Study of Chinese Governance  (Jianxing Yu, Shizong Wang)....Pages 95-115
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 Mapping the Progress of Local Government Innovation in Contemporary China  (Jianxing Yu, Biao Huang)....Pages 119-138
 Central-Local Relations in China  (Xufeng Zhu)....Pages 139-156
 Local Cadres  (Thomas Heberer)....Pages 157-177
 China’s Developmental State in Transition: In Light of the East Asian Experiences  (Wei Chen, Shu Keng)....Pages 179-193
 The Behavioral Logic and Institutional Basis of Chinese Local Developmental Government  (Jianxing Yu, Xiang Gao)....Pages 195-221
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 The Development and Prospects of Business Association Since 1978  (Jun Zhou, Xiaocui Zhao)....Pages 225-244
 The Development of Charitable Organizations in China Since Reform and Opening-Up and a New Layout for State-Society Relations  (Ming Wang, Shuoyan Li)....Pages 245-265
 The Role of Mass Media in Reshaping Local Governance and Its Limitations  (Fei Wu, Qing Huang)....Pages 267-281
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 Villagers’ Self-Governance in Rural China  (Yong Xu)....Pages 285-298
 The Changing Institutional Space Regarding Roles and Behavior of Village Leaders: An Evolution from Villagers’ Autonomy to the Power List  (Yuejin Jing, Lina Zhang)....Pages 299-320
 The Unfulfilled Promise of Collaborative Governance: The Case of Low-Income Housing in Jiangsu  (Kerry Ratigan, Jessica C. Teets)....Pages 321-344
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 “Orderly Political Participation” in China  (Baogang He)....Pages 347-363
 Lobbying of Private Business Associations in Local China: Targets, Strategies, and Influence  (Yongdong Shen, Jianxing Yu)....Pages 365-382
 Citizen Action and Policy Change  (Yanling He)....Pages 383-401
 Selective Use of Political Opportunity: A Case of Environmental Protest in Rural China  (Yanhua Deng, Jonathan Benney)....Pages 403-418
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 Governing by the Internet: Local Governance in the Digital Age  (Rongbin Han, Linan Jia)....Pages 421-440
 Internet Governance in China: A Content Analysis  (Feng Yang, Milton L. Mueller)....Pages 441-463
 The Internet in China: New Methods and Opportunities  (Yang Zhang)....Pages 465-480
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 Predicament of Emerging Collaborative Governance: National Policy, Local Experiments, and Public Hospital Reforms in China  (Edward Gu)....Pages 483-507
 Variations in Educational Inequalities in China and Policy Implications  (Xinxin Wang, Xue Lan Rong)....Pages 509-540
 Mobilization and Irregularity: Volatile Growth of Educational Expenditure in China  (Litao Zhao)....Pages 541-560
 Labour Inspection in Contemporary China: Like the Anglo-Saxon Model, but Different  (Wenjia Zhuang, Kinglun Ngok)....Pages 561-586
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 From Local Government-Led to Collaborative Governance: The Changing Role of Local Governments in Urbanization  (Hui Wang, Shenghua Lu)....Pages 589-615
 The Rise of Public-Private Partnerships in China  (Zhirong Jerry Zhao, Guocan Su, Dan Li)....Pages 617-636
 Land Conflict and the Transformation of Local Governance  (Rong Tan)....Pages 637-672
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 Local Implementation of Energy Conservation Policies in China  (Genia Kostka)....Pages 675-693
 Energy Policy Design and China’s Local Climate Governance: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Policies in Hangzhou  (Ting Guan, Jørgen Delman)....Pages 695-719
 Climate Change Challenges and China’s Responses: Mitigation and Governance  (Fabiana Barbi, Leila da Costa Ferreira, Sujian Guo)....Pages 721-734
 Breathe Easy? Local Nuances of Authoritarian Environmentalism in China’s Battle Against Air Pollution  (Anna L. Ahlers, Yongdong Shen)....Pages 735-755