Democracy is a good thing essays on politics, society, and culture in contemporary China / by Yu, Keping

Table of Contents: “…Democracy is a good thing -- The study of political science and public administration in China : an overview -- The seventeenth Party Congress and the agenda for China's political reforms -- China's civil society : conceptual definitions, types, and background -- The characteristics of Chinese civil society : administrative regulations and institutional environment -- Civil society organizations : challenges and responses -- Culture and modernity in the Chinese intellectual discourse : a historical perspective -- The transformation of Chinese culture since the launching of reform : a historical perspective -- China's economic modernization and sustainability -- Harmony between man and nature : China's environmental practices and challenges -- Preserving China's autonomy in the era of globalization -- Federalism in modern China : concepts and experiments -- A harmonious world and global governance : a Chinese perspective.…”
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