ABSTRACT
The concept of civil society was borrowed from 18th-century Europe to provide a framework for understanding the transition to post-authoritarian regimes in Latin America and post-communist regimes elsewhere. This book asks whether this concept is useful for analyzing China.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |16 pages
Introduction
part |79 pages
Larger Perspectives
part |96 pages
Particular Studies
chapter |25 pages
From State Corporatism to Social Representation
Local Trade Unions in the Reform Years
part |9 pages
Epilogue