The Challenge of Making Cities Liveable in East Asia
Title: The Challenge of Making Cities Liveable in East Asia Editor(s)/Author(s): LYE Liang Fook & John WONG Year: June 2016 Publisher(s): World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd Abstract: The rate of urbanisation will accelerate in the years ahead. The massive influx of people to cities will result in the demand for more services, expending more [...]
China’s Information and Communications Technology Revolution: Social Changes and State Responses
Title: China's Information and Communications Technology Revolution: Social Changes and State Responses Editor(s)/Author(s): ZHANG Xiaoling and ZHENG Yongnian Year: 2009 Publisher(s): Routledge Abstract: In recent years, China has experienced a revolution in information and communications technology (ICT), in 2003 surpassing the USA as the world’s largest telephone market, and as of February 2008, the number [...]
Changing State-Society Relations in Contemporary China
Title: Changing State-Society Relations in Contemporary China Editor(s)/Author(s): SHAN Wei & YANG Lijun Year: September 2016 Publisher(s): World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd Abstract: This book attempts to provide an overview of social and political changes in Chinese society since the global financial crisis. Rapid economic development has restructured the setup of society and empowered [...]
Politics Of China’s Environmental Protection: Problems and Progress
Title: Politics Of China's Environmental Protection: Problems and Progress Editor(s)/Author(s): CHEN Gang Year: 2009 Publisher(s): World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd Abstract: s the dazzling economic and social changes in China have imposed substantial impact upon the quality of environmental governance, it is time to review the problems and progress in the politics of China’s [...]
Governing Society in Contemporary China
Title: Governing Society in Contemporary China Editor(s)/Author(s): YANG Lijun & SHAN Wei Year: October 2016 Publisher(s): World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd Abstract: This book examines how the Chinese state responds to the increasingly diverse civil society and maintains regime stability in a changing society. In recent years, the Chinese leadership has demonstrated great capability [...]
Japan’s Peace-building Diplomacy in Asia: Seeking a more active political role
Title: Japan's Peace-building Diplomacy in Asia: Seeking a more active political role Editor(s)/Author(s): LAM Peng Er Year: 2009 Publisher(s): Routledge Abstract: The conventional portrayal of Japan’s role in international affairs is a passive political player which – despite its position as the world’s second largest economic power – punches below its weight on the world [...]
The Rise of the Regulatory State in the Chinese Health-care System
Title: The Rise of the Regulatory State in the Chinese Health-care System Editor(s)/Author(s): QIAN Jiwei Year: June 2017 Publisher(s): World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd Abstract: By reviewing regulatory initiatives in health financing, service provision, pharmaceutical sector and public health, this book attempts to connect recent research with policy developments in the Chinese health-care system. [...]
The Chinese Communist Party as Organization Emperor: Culture, Reproduction and Transformation
Title: The Chinese Communist Party as Organization Emperor: Culture, Reproduction and Transformation Editor(s)/Author(s): ZHENG Yongnian Year: 2010 Publisher(s): Routledge Abstract: The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is the largest, and one of the most powerful, political organizations in the world today, and has played a crucial role in initiating most of the major reforms of the [...]
