Chinese Studies

In China, social development has fallen far behind economic development. This book looks at why this is the case, and poses the question of whether the conditions, structures and institutions that have locked China into unbalanced development are changing to pave the way for the next stage of develo..

The Chinese government has recently adopted a radical welfare approach by contracting out social services to non-governmental organisations. This is a big departure from its traditional welfare model, whereby all public services were directly delivered by government agencies. This book examines this..

This book provides a comprehensive overview of China’s use of "soft power" and assesses the impact this is having on the world and on the process of international relations...

This book provides a comprehensive overview of China’s use of "soft power" and assesses the impact this is having on the world and on the process of international relations...

Based on extensive original research, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the current status of state enterprise reform in China...

Based on extensive original research, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the current status of state enterprise reform in China...

This book presents an overview of the radical transformation of China’s urban space since the 1970s, arguing that to study the Chinese urbanization process one must recognize the distinctive political economy of China...

This is an empirically and conceptually path-breaking book that documents China's participation in international arms control and non-proliferation regimes from 1985 to 2001...

This book provides a critical overview of how China’s growing need for oil imports is shaping its international economic and diplomatic strategy and how this affects global political relations and behaviour.   It draws together the various dimensions of China’s international energy strategy, and pro..

This book provides a critical overview of how China’s growing need for oil imports is shaping its international economic and diplomatic strategy and how this affects global political relations and behaviour.   It draws together the various dimensions of China’s international energy strategy, and pro..

China, Sex and Prostitution is a topical and important critique of recent scholarship in China studies concerning sexuality, prostitution and policing...

The recent rapid growth in China’s involvement in Africa is being promoted by both Chinese and African leaders as being conducted in a spirit of co-operation, friendship and equality. In the media and informally, however, a different, less harmonious picture emerges. This book explores how China and..