ABSTRACT

China’s Political System provides a concise introduction to the political, economic, and social factors that determine China's government. Highly respected specialist June Teufel Dreyer offers expert analysis of the challenges facing China's economic, legal, military, social, and cultural institutions while examining the historical context and current trends. China's Political System asks readers to think about the broader problem of governance and mordernization in China and their global implications by comprehensively showing how the past and present impact leaders, citizens, ethnic minorities, and policies.

New to the Tenth Edition:

  • the first text to incorporate results from the Nineteenth Party Congress and Thirteenth National People's Congress.
  • includes a new chapter on developments under Xi Jinping
  • considers the effects of slowing economic growth on politics and society
  • addresses recent Chinese assertiveness in military and foreign policy

The tenth edition of China’s Political System continues to provide all of the tools professors need to introduce their students to Chinese politics in ways that are informed, accessible, and intriguing.

chapter 1|23 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|22 pages

The Chinese Tradition

chapter 3|30 pages

Reformers, Warlords, and Communists

chapter 4|28 pages

PRC Politics Under Mao: 1949–1976

chapter 6|13 pages

The Era of Xi Jinping

chapter 7|29 pages

The Politics of the Economy

chapter 8|25 pages

Crime and Punishment

The Legal System of the PRC

chapter 9|25 pages

The Role of the Military

chapter 10|23 pages

Education

chapter 11|22 pages

Quality-of-life Issues

Health, Demography, and the Environment

chapter 12|22 pages

Conformity and Dissent

The Arts, the Media, and Social Control

chapter 13|33 pages

Ethnic Minorities and National Integration

chapter 14|28 pages

Foreign Policy

chapter 15|14 pages

Conclusions