Description
Governance has emerged as a central concept and key word in China's governmental and local policy and practice at different levels. This edited collection combines empirical and normative researches as well as theoretical exploration and case studies on the governance theories and practices in China.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Global Governance and Good Governance in the Chinese Context - Deng Zhenglai * PART I: Governance and Legitimacy in China * Good Governance and Legitimacy - Yu Keping * Good Governance: Another Kind of Legitimacy? - Yao Dazhi * The Applicability of Governance Theory in China - Jianxing Yu and Shizong Wang * Will a "Deliberative Mechanism" Increase and Consolidate the Legitimacy of Local Governance in China? - Lang Youxing * Civil Society Participation in Local Governance: Outsourcing Migrant Education in Shanghai - Jessica C. Teets * The Implications of Civil Society Innovations for Good Governance in China: Exemplification of a Voluntary Charity-Oriented Sphere - Ying Yu * PART II: The Role of China in Global Governance * Do We Need to Discuss Legitimacy at All Levels of Governance? - Peter Kien-hong Yu and Miin Huui Lee * China's "Radicalism at the Center": Regime Legitimation through Climate Politics and Governance - Jørgen Delman * Building Communication Capacity forGood Governance: A Multileveled Analysis - Li Zhang * The Rise of Civil Society and China in Global Governance - Guangqiu Xu * China's Soft Power: A Blessing or Challenge to World Governance? - Jing Men and Benjamin Barton * Wang Yangming and Chinese Cosmopolitanism in Comparative Perspective - Shaojin Chai
