Parliaments in Asia: Institution Building and Political Development
Title: Parliaments in Asia: Institution Building and Political Development Editor(s)/Author(s): ZHENG Yongnian, LYE Liang Fook & Wilhelm HOFMEISTER Year: October 2013 Publisher(s): Routledge Abstract: Much writing on politics in Asia revolves around the themes of democracy and democratisation with a particular focus on political systems and political parties. This book, on the other hand, examines [...]
Discontented Miracle: Growth, Conflict, and Institutional Adaptations in China
Title: Discontented Miracle: Growth, Conflict, and Institutional Adaptations in China Editor(s)/Author(s): YANG Dali Year: 2007 Publisher(s): World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd Abstract: China has been enjoying stellar economic growth for more than a quarter of a century. Yet the rapid growth amid market-oriented reforms has not been an unalloyed blessing. The “China Miracle” has [...]
Changing Trends in Singapore’s Social Development (in Chinese)
Title: Changing Trends in Singapore's Social Development (in Chinese) Editor(s)/Author(s): John WONG & ZHAO Litao Year: November 2013 Publisher(s): World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd Abstract: 新加坡社会发展转型：新方向, 新模式 黄朝翰, 赵力涛 著 新加坡：八方文化创作室（世界科技出版公司） 2013年11月第一版 新加坡续写成功故事：序言 新加坡的社会发展：理念与政策 一、引言 二、经济成长和转型 三、社会发展 四、新加坡的社会－经济发展战略 五、对平衡发展战略的挑战 新加坡建设包容性社会 一、新变化 新挑战 二、探索新的国家－社会关系 三、建设一个包容性社会 四、寻求新的经济增长模式 五、如何促进经济转型？ 六、如何促进社会转型？ 七、建立新型国家－社会关系的挑战 八、寻找新的平衡点 儒家价值观和新加坡的社会经济发展 一、引言 二、文化解释发展的误区 三、新加坡的经济发展 四、儒家运动的兴衰 [...]
De Facto Federalism in China: Reforms and Dynamics of Central-Local Relations
Title: De Facto Federalism in China: Reforms and Dynamics of Central-Local Relations Editor(s)/Author(s): ZHENG Yongnian Year: 2007 Publisher(s): World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd Abstract: This book is the first attempt to conceptualize China’s central-local relations from the behavioral perspective. Although China does not have a federalist system of government, the author believes that, with [...]
Advancing Singapore-China Economic Relations
Title: Advancing Singapore-China Economic Relations Editor(s)/Author(s): SAW Swee-Hock and John WONG Year: John WONG February 2014 Publisher(s): Institute of Southeast Asian Studies Abstract: This book presents a detailed account of the development of strong and substantive economic relations that existed between Singapore and China since the time when the two countries established diplomatic ties in [...]
China’s Elite Politics: Political Transition and Power Balancing
Title: China's Elite Politics: Political Transition and Power Balancing Editor(s)/Author(s): BO Zhiyue Year: 2007 Publisher(s): World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd Abstract: China’s Elite Politics provides a new theoretical perspective on elite politics in China and uses this theoretical perspective to explain power transfer from Jiang Zemin to Hu Jintao and political dynamics between different [...]
Food Security: The Role of Asia and Europe in Production, Trade and Regionallism
Title: Food Security: The Role of Asia and Europe in Production, Trade and Regionallism Editor(s)/Author(s): Wilhelm HOFMEISTER, Patrick RUEPPEL and John WONG Year: March 2014 Publisher(s): Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, East Asian Institute, European Policy Centre & European Union Centre in Singapore Abstract: This publication comprises nine papers addressing issues concerning food security in Europe and [...]
China and the New International Order
Title: China and the New International Order Editor(s)/Author(s): WANG Gungwu and ZHENG Yongnian Year: 2008 Publisher(s): Routledge Abstract: This book explores China’s place in the ‘new international order’, from both the international perspective and from the perspective within China. It discusses how far the new international order, as outlined by George Bush in 1991 after [...]
