TY - BOOK AU - Tony Saich AU - Tony Saich TI - Governance and politics of China T2 - Comparative government and politics (Palgrave (Firm) SN - 9781137445278 U1 - 320.951 SAI PY - 2015/// CY - New York PB - : St Martin's Press KW - Social Sciences KW - ;China -- Politics and government -- 1949- KW - ;China -- Economic policy -- 1949- N1 - Preface to the Fourth edition.- Introduction.- 1. Diversity within Unity.- 2. Political History, 1949-2012.- 3. China's New Leaders and their Challenges, 2012-Present.- 4. The Chinese Communist Party.- 5. The Central Governing Apparatus.- 6. Governance Beyond the Centre.- 7. The Chinese State and Society.- 8. Urbanization and Urban-Rural Relations.- 9. Economic Policy.- 10. Social Policy.- 11. Foreign Policy.- 12. China's Future Challenges N2 - In this substantially revised fourth edition and essential guide to the subject, Tony Saich delivers a thorough introduction to all aspects of politics and governance in post-Mao China, taking full account of the changes of the Eighteenth Party Congress and the Twelfth National People's Congress ER -