Dictionary of the Politics of the People's Republic of China (Routledge in Asia)

Encompassing China's political (and also social, economic and cultural) development since 1949, this is an up-to-date and comprehensive survey of a country that will be of use to Asian Studies and Politics students and teachers alike. Overview History Of The People's Republic Of China -- Government And Institutions -- Ideology: Radicalism And Reform -- Political Personae: Biographical Profiles -- Politics And The Economy: Policy Patterns And Issues -- Peoples Of China -- Regional China -- China, The Region And The World -- Taiwan And The Overseas Chinese -- Dictionary -- Agriculture (policies, Organizations, Units) -- Asia-pacific Economic Cooperation (apec) -- Association Of Southeast Asian Nations (asean) -- Australia -- Beijing Municipality -- Bo Yibo -- Capitalists/entrepreneurs -- Central Military Commission -- Chen Boda -- Chen Yi -- Chen Yun -- Chi Haotian -- Chinese Communist Party -- Chinese Communist Party Central Committee And Politburo -- Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference -- Collective Agriculture -- Collective Sector (non-agricultural) -- Constitutions (state And Party) -- Cultural Policy -- Cultural Revolution -- Daqing -- Dazhai -- Democracy Wall -- Democratic Parties -- Deng Xiaoping -- Dissidents -- Education Policy And System -- Electoral Laws -- Energy Policy -- Environment Policy -- Financial Policy -- Four Modernizations -- Gang Of Four -- Gender Equality -- Great Leap Forward -- Guangzhou -- Health Policy -- Health System -- Hong Kong -- Hongqi (red Flag) -- Household Registration (hukou) -- Housing -- Hu Jintao -- Hu Qili -- Hu Yaobang -- Hua Guofeng -- Hundred Flowers Movement -- Industry -- International Trade -- Japan, Relations With -- Jiang Chunyun -- Jiang Zemin -- Joint Ventures. Edited By Colin Mackerras With Donald H. Mcmillen And Andrew Watson. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [249]-260) And Index. In addition to the alphabetical entries, eight introductory essays provide extensive background information and a special preface addresses the implications of the recent handover of Hong Kong to the PRC. Clear, accessible and easy to use, the dictionary provides numerous cross-references and features an up-to-date analytical bibliography that directs users to further reading material on all the topics covered.Selected entries include: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, Capitalists/ Entrepreneurs, Chen Yi, Chinese Communist Party, Democracy Wall, Deng Xiaoping, Housing, Jiang Zemin, PLA, Prison system, Tiananmen incident, Tiber Autonomous Region, Wei Jianxing, Women (organizations, political role). As China's political and economic development comes under closer scrutiny, this Dictionary will prove invaluable to anyone with an interest in contemporary China. As well as proving valuable to students and academics of political science, economics, history and Asian studies, it will be of use to government officials, business people and media professionals with current or future connections in the region. The main topics covered by the Dictionary are:• major political processes and events • key issues in domestic policy• China's evolving foreign policy environment• key political personalities• major political institutions and groupings• important aspects of the legal system. Half-Title......Page 2 Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Contents......Page 6 Introduction......Page 15 1. Overview History of the People’s Republic of China......Page 19 2. Government and Institutions......Page 27 3. Ideology: Radicalism and Reform......Page 32 4. Political Personae: Biographical Profiles......Page 36 5. Politics and the Economy: Policy Patterns and Issues......Page 41 6. Peoples of China......Page 48 7. Regional China......Page 55 8. China, the Region and the World......Page 62 9. Taiwan and the Overseas Chinese......Page 67 Dictionary......Page 73 Further Reading......Page 387 Index......Page 401 Encompassing China's political (and also social, economic and cultural) development since 1949, the dictionary is an up-to-date and comprehensive survey that will be of use to asian studies and politics students and teachers alike