China is clearly not a democracy, as defined and practised in the West and other regions of
the world. It is a one-party system with about 70 years of uninterrupted rule by the …

In the debate about China's future political development many aspects have been discussed
with great fervor. But despite its striking peculiarity, China's demography has not been one of …

This dissertation addresses the gendered implications of science and technology in the era
of reforms. It argues that in this era, which began in 1978 and continues today, science and …

Vor wenigen Jahren wurden in China die ersten Umweltgerichte eingerichtet. Nach
anfänglichen Hindernissen konnten sich nach gegenwärtigen Schätzungen ca. 450 …

The family business is ubiquitous. Its prevalence in the various forms of capitalisms that exist
is a clear indication of its importance. Even throughout China's history and now within its …

Since the late 1990s county party committees in the People's Republic of China (PRC) have
experimented with semi-competitive township elections. The central government in Beijing …