"Show[s] the system to be made up of real human beings engaged in high-stakes political activity, impossible to capture on an organizat ion chart. . . . A major work that no serious student of politics should miss."--Michael Gasster, Annals of American Academy of Political & Social Science "The best book yet in the doing business in China' category."--Nancy Langston, Far Easter...(展开全部)

"Show[s] the system to be made up of real human beings engaged in high-stakes political activity, impossible to capture on an organizat ion chart. . . . A major work that no serious student of politics should miss."--Michael Gasster, Annals of American Academy of Political & Social Science "The best book yet in the doing business in China' category."--Nancy Langston, Far Easter...(展开全部)

How can protests influence policymaking in a repressive dictatorship? Responsive Authoritarianism in China sheds light on this important question through case studies of land takings and demolitions - two of the most explosive issues in contemporary China. In the early 2000s, landless farmers and evictees unleashed waves of disruptive protests. Surprisingly, the Chinese governm...(展开全部)

How can protests influence policymaking in a repressive dictatorship? Responsive Authoritarianism in China sheds light on this important question through case studies of land takings and demolitions - two of the most explosive issues in contemporary China. In the early 2000s, landless farmers and evictees unleashed waves of disruptive protests. Surprisingly, the Chinese governm...(展开全部)

Few doubt that China wants to be a major economic and military power on the world stage. To achieve this ambitious goal, however, the PRC leadership knows that China must first become an advanced information-based society. But does China have what it takes to get there? Are its leaders prepared to make the tough choices required to secure China’s cyber future? Or is there a fun...(展开全部)

Greg Austin is leader of the Policy Innovation Unit at the East-West Institute and the author of several highly regarded books on international security.