This book provides a balanced assessment of Chinaas communist rule, its viability as well as its prospect of democracy. The People's Congresses and Governance in China presents a complex but convincing analysis of the transformation of governance in China. As the first systemic and theoretical study of Chinaas provincial legislatures, it draws our attention to one of the most promising growth points in Chinaas changing constitutional order. Through in depth and first hand research, the author provides a comprehensive explanation about why the provincial legislatures have acquired institutional maturation and expanded power in the context of Chinese transitional political economy. The book portrays an innovative pattern of legislative development, sums up pragmatic local strategies for market creation, and identifies multiple dynamics for promoting accountability and democracy. Based upon the case study of provincial legislatures, Ming Xia reveals the formation of a new mode of governance in Chinaas national politics: the network structure featuring institutional arrangements and the mohe (co-operation through competition) pattern of interaction abided by the major power players. This volume will be of interest to parliamentary scholars and parliamentarians who are concerned with the role of parliaments in transitional politics and economies of both post-communist and developing countries. It will also appeal to students and researchers of Chinese politics, governance and Asian studies.(1) The one-year plans that can be further divided into two categories: calendar year plans and plans from the last ... For example, Heilongjiang and Ningxia made legislative plans for the whole 7th-Five-Year-Plan period (Li and Li 1991:anbsp;...
Title | : | The People's Congresses and Governance in China |
Author | : | Ming Xia |
Publisher | : | Routledge - 2007-10-30 |
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