Bücher der Reihe Studies on Contemporary China

This collection explores how limited electoral democracy evolved in the three Chinese societies of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Mainland China under dictatorial rule. Because of its special political circumstances during the 1950s and 1960s, Taiwan democratized by 2000, but the evolution of an equally robust democracy in the other two Chinese societies will take several more decades.

This study of Chinese foreign policy is intended for academics and graduates of Chinese studies and of international relations, international economics and those interested in decision-making theory.

The most comprehensive and up-to-date study presently available of the dynamic island republic of Taiwan. Drawing on a broad range of documentary sources and on-site research, a group of writers including many of the world's leading specialists on Taiwanese affairs provide in-depth and expert analysis.

This collection of essays interprets the successes and failures of China's post-Mao economic reforms and discusses the lessons they provide for the transitional economies of other regions, most notably Eastern Europe.

This collection of essays analyzes the accomplishments of Chinese law reform and the problems that confront the Chinese leadership and the Chinese people in their struggle to define the role of law in China.

This volume provides a comprehensive assessment of China's economic reforms since the beginning of the 1980s. It explains how the new economic system works, highlighting its strengths and weaknesses. It also considers the likely implications of recent changes for China's future development pattern.

This text presents views on development in the People's Republic of China since 1949, with emphasis on the 1980s and 90s. It provides a broad overview of progress and setbacks, and looks at specific topics such as political reform, the economy, rural reform and foreign relations.

This book provides a concise and authoritative account of the prospects for the Chinese economy in the 1990s, covering recent policies and economic trends. The distinguished contributors identify the likely future direction of economic strategy, and the individual papers represent good coverage of the main issues. This book should prove to be an essential reference for students and academics.

China's Military in Transition is the most comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the Chinese military ever published. It contains fourteen chapters by many of the world's leading experts of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), and offers numerous insights into how China's military modernization will affect the balance of global power in the twenty-first century.

This book is a testament to the accomplishments of Republican studies during the 1980s and early 1990s. Leading scholars review many aspects of contemporary research on the Republican era, ranging from the influence of fascism on Chiang Kai-Shek to the transition from the Qing dynasty to the Republic. Relevant for all interested in the key period in China between Monarchy and Communism.

The distinguished contributors to this volume present and interpret the intriguing relationship between China and Japan, covering the important issues - both diplomatic and economic - and considering the implications of current Sino-Japanese contacts for the wider world. This book should prove to be an essential reference for students and academics.

Deng Xiaoping has been vastly important in the entire history of China in the twentieth century. This volume explores Deng's rise to power, and his leadership of the country since 1977. The distinguished contributors provide a careful and comprehensive assessment of Deng's statesmanship, and of China under his mixture of economic reform and political repression.