The success or failure of China's development will impact not only its own citizens but also
those of the world. China is widely recognized as a global actor on the world stage and no …

The end of communist rule in China will be one of the most momentous events of the twenty-
first century, sounding the death knell for the Marxist-Leninist experiment and changing the …

Most theories that seek to explain democratization look to changes in the economy as the
precursor to significant political liberalization, locating the main causal factor in either severe …

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 …

The transition of the Chinese economy from plan to market has led to dramatic economic
restructuring and urban transformation since the economic reforms and open door policy in …

Iknew little of Papua New Guinea when my family and I arrived in 1972 from Idi Amin's
Uganda. One colleague at Makerere University had told us about cargo cults1 and another …

Labour reform is only one component of the larger process of reforming economy and
society experienced by China over the last three decades. This book uses historical …

The reforms of the Soviet and Chinese communist regimes were unparalleled-both in the
radical, precedent-setting reforms attempted by the two countries and in the outcomes of …

The prevailing view of China is that the country is an economic juggernaut sure to become
the dominant power of the twenty-first century. In this provocative and stimulating book …

The purpose of this volume as laid out in Chapters 1 and 2 is to apply the capitalist lens to
China's emergent political economy and thereby create a comparatively accurate …