Globalization and state transformation in China /
Globalisation and state transformation in China
Yongnian Zheng.
- xviii, 267 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Cambridge Asia-Pacific studies .
- Cambridge Asia-Pacific studies. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Globalization: State decline or state rebuilding? -- The state, leadership and globalization -- Globalism, nationalism and selective importation -- Power, interests, and the justification of capitalism: Constructing an interest-based political order -- Bureaucratic reform and market accommodation -- Building a modern economic state: Taxation, finance and enterprise system -- State rebuilding, popular protest and collective action -- Contending visions of the Chinese state: New Liberalism vs. the New Left -- Globalization and towards a rule-based state governance? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Explores how China's leaders have embraced global capitalism and market-oriented modernisation. Shows that with reform measures properly implemented, the nation-state cannot only survive globalisation, but can actually be revitalised through outside influence.