The logic and limits of political reform in China / Joseph Fewsmith.

"In the 1990s China embarked on a series of political reforms intended to increase, however modestly, political participation to reduce the abuse of power by local officials. Although there was initial progress, these reforms have largely stalled and, in many cases, gone backward. If there were...

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Main Author: Fewsmith, Joseph, 1949- (Author)
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Language:English
Published: Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
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