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China's post-Jiang leadership succession : problems and perspectives

As the 16th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (October 1st, 2002) draws near, China watchers in Washington, Tokyo, Taipei and many other places have their eyes intently fixed on the political scene in Beijing. Most are predicting problems involved in the transition process as well as speculating on the final leadership line-up. Nevertheless, such speculation is intellectually rather futile. To avoid being too speculative, the contributors to this study have focused instead on two key aspects of China's leadership transition: first, changes in the politics of leadership transition, and second, real and potential problems and challenges that China's younger, fourth generation leaders have to grapple when they take over
eBook, English, ©2002
Singapore University Press ; World Scientific, Singapore, River Edge, NJ, ©2002
1 online resource (xiv, 411 pages) : illustrations
9789812706508, 9781281908827, 981270650X, 1281908827
833154515
Contents: Introduction: Succession Problems and Challenges (J Wong & Y-N Zheng); The Politics of Succession: Previous Patterns and a New Process (F C Teiwes); Crossing the Political Minefields of Succession: From Jiang Zemin to Hu Jintao (S-P Zheng); Technocratic Leadership, Private Entrepreneurship, and Party Transformation in the Post-Deng Era (Y-N Zheng); Leadership Succession and Its Impact on the Party's Rank and File (I Wibowo); Central-Provincial Relations and the Fourth Generation Leadership: The Political Dimension (K Forster); Can Democracy Provide an Answer to the National Identity Question? A Historical Approach (B-G He); The Challenges of Managing a Huge Society Under Rapid Transformation (X L Ding); Three Dimensions of Rural Issues and Policy Options (T-S Wong & T Zhang); Direct Election of Township Heads: Perspectives of Chinese Peasants (L-J Li); The Private Economy: Will the Ugly Duckling Become a Swan? (X-W Tian); Adapting to the WTO Dispute Settlement Mechanism (Q-J Kong); WTO Accession and Growth Strategy Adjustment (D Lu); Cross-Strait Relations in the 21st Century: More Integration, More Alienation? (C-M Chao); The Rise of China: Challenges for the ASEAN Economies (J Wong); Japan's "Challenges" to China in the Epoch of Terrorism (P E Lam).
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