Power versus law in modern China : cities, courts, and the Communist Party /

Today 700 million Chinese citizens -- more than fifty-four percent of the population -- live in cities. The mass migration of rural populations to urban centers increased rapidly following economic reforms of the 1990s, and serious problems such as overcrowding, lack of health services, and substand...

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Main Authors: Fang, Qiang, 1968- (Author), Li, Xiaobing, 1954- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lexington, Kentuckey : The University Press of Kentucky, [2017]
Series:Asia in the new millennium.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : power vs. law in Chinese history
  • Urban war at the Yangzi River
  • Waitan Garden : law, law enforcement, and lawyer
  • Wuhan's showdown at the supreme court
  • Xuzhou : a teacher vs. the powerful governments
  • Professor Wang's costly battle against local power
  • Shanghai and Chongqing : the winner, loser, and prisoners
  • Conclusion : urban power groups and the CCP's political survival.