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Examines the status of trade unions in contemporary China, exploring the degree to which trade unions have been reformed as China is integrated into the global economy. With empirical research data, this book discusses the key question of how autonomous China's trade unions are.
Offers a systemic analysis of the foreign policy of China. This title demonstrates how domestic factors have profoundly shaped China's foreign policy, from the late Mao's era to the reform era, presenting its argument through an analysis of major cases of Chinese foreign policy.
China's economic success has been founded partly on relatively cheap labour, especially in export industries. However, there has been growing concern about wages and labour standards in China. This book examines how wages are bargained, fought over and determined in China, exploring how the pattern of labour conflict has changed over time.
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is one of the largest and most powerful political organizations, and China's rapid rise has allowed CCP to extend its influence throughout the globe. This book explores the CCP transformation as a form of 'organizational emperor', and its ability to survive potential democracy.
Provides an analysis of the Chinese Communist Party's discourse in the post-Tiananmen period which emphasises stability, and which has been used by the Party to legitimate its authority.
The island of Hainan was given provincial rank in 1988 and became the testing ground for experiments of an economic, political, and social nature that have received great attention from Beijing. This book provides an account of this transition, showing how Hainan casts important light on a number of issues in contemporary China studies.
Examines environmental activism in China. This book analyzes the nature, characteristics, strategies, organizational modes and influence of a Chinese environmental movement. It highlights the specificities of Chinese environmental activism along with a comparison to the environmental movement in Western Europe and North America.
As Chinese society becomes more open, and hopes rise that control by the Communist Party may become more relaxed, a great deal is expected from non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the formation of civil society. This book discusses the position of NGOs within China.
China is the world's largest Information and Communication Technology (ICT) exporter, having overtaken Japan and the European Union in 2003 and the US in 2004. This book examines how China has attained this leading position and presents an account of China's ICT development model with specific reference to the experiences of East Asian 'tigers'.
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