Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Chapter 1: Governance, Domestic Change, and Social Policy in China in Historical Perspective (Lin and Blanchard)
Chapter 2: Historical Continuities in Social Assistance in China, 1911 - 2011 (Hammond)
Chapter 3: 'As plants grow towards sunlight...: Amity Foundation's Social Function in Historical Perspective (Wielander)
Chapter 4: Governing Disasters: A Comparative Analysis of the 1931, 1954 and 1998 Middle-Yangzi Floods in Hubei (Courtney)Chapter 5: Reasons to Dam: China's Hydropower Politics and Its Socio- Environmental Consequences (Habich)
Chapter 6: Grassroots Governance Reform in Urban China (Trott)
Chapter 7: China's Political Stability: Comparisons and Reflections (Zheng)