An introduction to Chinese Politics which provides an accessible overview of the structures and dynamics of Chinese politics today. Concentrating on the era since 1949, the text takes a look at politics in the widest sense, analysing political institutions within the crucial broader context of Chinese history and the pressures of social, economic and cultural changes.

Flemming Christiansen, Shirin M. Rai

1. Introduction: China in Context
2. Approaches to the Study of Chinese Politics
3. The Making of the Chinese Revolution: A Brief History
4. Problems of Transition
5. The Chinese State and Political Institutions
6. Political Mobilisation and Participation
7. The Chinese Economy I: Growth to Stagnation
8. The Chinese Economy II: Stagnation to Growth
9. China and the World
10. The Civil-Military Relations
11. Education, Art and Culture
12. Ethnicity, Nation and the Party-State
13. Environment and Demography
14. Perspectives for the Future