Evolutionary governance in China : state-society relations under authoritarianism /
edited by Szu-chien Hsu, Kellee S. Tsai, and Chun-chih Chang.
- xix, 396 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm.
- Harvard contemporary China series; 20 .
Includes bibliographical references.
""Adopts an evolutionary framework to examine how the Chinese state relates with non-state actors across several fields of governance: community, environment, public health, economics, labor, society, and religion; identifies areas where state-society interactions have shifted over time, ranging from constructive engagement to protracted conflict, thereby providing nuanced insight into the circumstances wherein the party-state exerts its coercive power versus engaging in more flexible responses"--Provided by publisher"--