The Politics of Community Building in Urban China - Couverture rigide

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Heberer, Thomas; Göbel, Christian

 
9780415597029: The Politics of Community Building in Urban China
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ISBN 10 : 0415597021 ISBN 13 : 9780415597029
Editeur : Routledge, 2011

Synopsis

This book aims to make sense of the recent reform of neighbourhood institutions in urban China. It builds on the observation that the late 1990s saw a comeback of the state in urban China after the increased economization of life in the 1980s had initially forced it to withdraw. Based on several months of fieldwork in locations ranging from poor and dilapidated neighbourhoods in Shenyang City to middle class gated communities in Shenzhen, the authors analyze recent attempts by the central government to enhance stability in China's increasingly volatile cities.

In particular, they argue that the central government has begun to restructure urban neighbourhoods, and has encouraged residents to govern themselves by means of democratic procedures. Heberer and Göbel also contend that whilst on the one hand, the central government has managed to bring the Party-state back into urban society, especially by tapping into a range of social groups that depend on it, it has not, however, managed to establish a broad base for participation. In testing this hypothesis, the book examines the rationales, strategies and impacts of this comeback by systematically analyzing how the reorganization of neighbourhood committees was actually conducted and find that opportunities for participation were far more limited than initially promised.

The book will be of interest to students and scholars of Chinese Studies, Development Studies, Urban Studies and Asian Studies in general.

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À propos de l'auteur

Heberer, Thomas; Göbel, Christian

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Éditeur
Routledge
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0415597021
ISBN 13 
9780415597029
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
206
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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9780415855549: The Politics of Community Building in Urban China

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0415855543 ISBN 13 :  9780415855549
Editeur : Routledge, 2013
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