Understanding China : a guide to China's economy, history, and political structure /
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| Author / Creator: | Starr, John Bryan. |
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Imprint: | New York : Hill and Wang, 1997. |
| Description: | 338 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2784665 |
Table of Contents:
- I. Geographical Inequalities
- II. Patterns from the Past
- III. China's Political System: The Party-State and the Power Grid
- IV. China's Economy: Who Owns What, Who Works Where, and Who Makes the Decisions?
- V. The Chinese Armed Forces
- VI. Sources of Rural Discontent
- VII. China's Cities: Unemployment, Corruption, and Inflation
- VIII. The Centrifugal Forces of Regionalism
- IX. The Challenge of Environmental Degradation
- X. One Billion Plus: Controlling Population Growth
- XI. Human Rights and the Rule of Law
- XII. Intellectual Freedom and Chinese Education
- XIII. Artistic Freedom and China's Contemporary Culture
- XIV. Hong Kong: Beyond 1997
- XV. Democratization on Taiwan: Model or Rival?
- XVI. China's Foreign Relations
- Conclusion: China in the Next Century.
