Handbook On Administrative Divisions Of The People S Republic Of China

This Handbook offers a critical analysis of the major theoretical and empirical issues in public policy and public administration in China. Investigating methodological, theoretical, and conceptual themes, it provides an insightful reflection on how China is governed.

The Handbook of the Politics of China is a comprehensive resource introducing readers to the very latest in research on Chinese politics. David Goodman provides an introduction to the key structures and issues, providing the foundations on which later learning can be built. Including a comprehensive bibliography, it is an ideal reference work for undergraduate and postgraduate students and academics. The Handbook contains four sections of new and original research, dealing with leadership and institutions, public policy, political economy and social change, and international relations. Each of the 26 chapters has been written by a leading internationally-established authority in the field and each reviews the literature on the topic, and presents the latest findings of research. Presenting the state of the art of the field, this reader-oriented Handbook is an essential primer for the study of China’s politics.

General study of Taiwan, China - covers historical and geographical aspects, demographic aspects and social structures, languages, the family, living conditions, education, cultural factors, religion, the political system, political partys, political behaviour and attitudes, international relations, communication, the economic structure, trade, agriculture, trade unions, industry, labour force, financial aspects, legal aspects, the armed forces, etc. Bibliography pp. 417 to 432, maps and statistical tables.