China's Elite Politics

World Scientific Publishing Company, March 2007. Not Stated Presumed First Edition.. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. xv, 449 pages. White lettering on a pictorial spine and front cover. Very minimal wear to the top and tail of the spine and the corners. A fine copy of this text, subtitled: Political Transition and Power Balancing. This is a heavy… Read more about this item

Hardback. New. Tackles the issue of governance in China. This book provides information on China's political elites and evaluates their ability to deal with crises through four case studies: the Tibet issue, the Taiwan issue, the Sichuan Earthquake, and the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

Paperback / softback. New. China's Elite Politics provides a new theoretical perspective on elite politics in China and uses this theoretical perspective to explain power transfer from Jiang Zemin to Hu Jintao and political dynamics between different factional groups since the Sixteenth Party Congress of November 2002.