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Corruption and Anticorruption in Modern China.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Blue Ridge Summit : Lexington Books/Fortress Academic, 2018Copyright date: ©2019Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (399 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781498574327
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Corruption and Anticorruption in Modern ChinaDDC classification:
  • 364.1/3230951
LOC classification:
  • JQ1509.5.C6C67 2019
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover -- Corruption and Anticorruption in Modern China -- Corruption and Anticorruption in Modern China -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Transliteration -- Introduction -- Centralized Power and Authoritarianism -- Chapter 1 -- Fundamental Flaws -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 2 -- Accountability, Supervision, and Penalty -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Political Parties and Legitimacy -- Chapter 3 -- Chiang Kai-shek versus Guomindang's Corruption in the Republic Era -- Definition and Methodology -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 4 -- Anticorruption Policy and Party Politics -- "Takeover" and Corruption after World War II -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 5 -- Crime (or No Crime) and Punishment -- Consolidating CCP Party Governance and the Three-Anti Movement, 1949-1952 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Government, Individuals, AND CONFLICTING INTERESTS -- Chapter 6 -- Connection, Corruption, and Confrontation -- Creation of Lake Weishan -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 7 -- Power versus Law -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 8 -- Runaway Chinese Officials and International Chase -- Impact of the International Chase -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 9 -- The Language of Sarcasm and Irony -- 1. The Emergence of Present-Day Popular Rhymes Along with Corruption -- 2. Corruption Reflected in Popular Rhymes -- 3. Popular Rhymes, an Honorable Tradition with a Modern Significance -- 4. Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 10 -- Corruption during China's Golden Ages -- Corruption during the Han Dynasty -- Notes -- Bibliography -- New Century, New Struggle -- Chapter 11 -- Hu Jintao's Anticorruption Action (or non-action) -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Bibliography (Chinese Sources) -- Additional Web Sources Used for General Research -- Chapter 12 -- The New Leadership Fights the Old Battle.
Background: Old Battle Field -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 13 -- Xi Jinping's Anticorruption in a Historical Perspective -- Xi's Anticorruption in a Historical Comparison -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Contributors.
Summary: This collection examines corruption and abuses of power in China from the end of the imperial period to the present. The interdisciplinary group of contributors examines how the Chinese Communist Party has adapted to economic and social changes while continuing to control the law, state, and mass media.
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Cover -- Corruption and Anticorruption in Modern China -- Corruption and Anticorruption in Modern China -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Transliteration -- Introduction -- Centralized Power and Authoritarianism -- Chapter 1 -- Fundamental Flaws -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 2 -- Accountability, Supervision, and Penalty -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Political Parties and Legitimacy -- Chapter 3 -- Chiang Kai-shek versus Guomindang's Corruption in the Republic Era -- Definition and Methodology -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 4 -- Anticorruption Policy and Party Politics -- "Takeover" and Corruption after World War II -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 5 -- Crime (or No Crime) and Punishment -- Consolidating CCP Party Governance and the Three-Anti Movement, 1949-1952 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Government, Individuals, AND CONFLICTING INTERESTS -- Chapter 6 -- Connection, Corruption, and Confrontation -- Creation of Lake Weishan -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 7 -- Power versus Law -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 8 -- Runaway Chinese Officials and International Chase -- Impact of the International Chase -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 9 -- The Language of Sarcasm and Irony -- 1. The Emergence of Present-Day Popular Rhymes Along with Corruption -- 2. Corruption Reflected in Popular Rhymes -- 3. Popular Rhymes, an Honorable Tradition with a Modern Significance -- 4. Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 10 -- Corruption during China's Golden Ages -- Corruption during the Han Dynasty -- Notes -- Bibliography -- New Century, New Struggle -- Chapter 11 -- Hu Jintao's Anticorruption Action (or non-action) -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Bibliography (Chinese Sources) -- Additional Web Sources Used for General Research -- Chapter 12 -- The New Leadership Fights the Old Battle.

Background: Old Battle Field -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 13 -- Xi Jinping's Anticorruption in a Historical Perspective -- Xi's Anticorruption in a Historical Comparison -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Contributors.

This collection examines corruption and abuses of power in China from the end of the imperial period to the present. The interdisciplinary group of contributors examines how the Chinese Communist Party has adapted to economic and social changes while continuing to control the law, state, and mass media.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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