Centre and Province in the People's Republic of China
Author | : David S. G. Goodman |
Publisher | : CUP Archive |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 1986-10-09 |
ISBN-10 | : 0521325307 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780521325301 |
Rating | : 4/5 (07 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: According to common misconception the Chinese political system is highly centralized. One result of this widely accepted view is that China specialists have often neglected the study of decision-making as a process. Concentrating upon the neighbouring but contrasting provinces of Sichuan and Guizhou during the decade before the Cultural Revolution, this book examines the interaction between centre and province and, without adopting a 'centralist' or a 'pluralist' viewpoint, argues that a spatial dimension is of necessity part of the Chinese decision-making process. Particular attention is paid to the variability of this interaction over time.