Handbook of Chinas Governance and Domestic Politics

This Handbook looks at how China is governed, how its domestic political system functions and the critical issues that it currently faces. Governed by the worlds largest political party in the worlds longest-ruling Communist regime, China is undergoing a transitional period of rapid economic and social development. How this period is managed will have significant implications for the Chinese state and its population concerning Chinas governance structures and economy, as well as the countrys justice, public health, education and internal/external security concerns. This transition to a modern state is not without its challenges particularly in terms of how the Chinese state deals with diverse issues such as social inequality, corruption, separatism, increasing individualism and political reform. Chinas governance and domestic politics also have possible major global consequences, especially in the context of China's continued rise within the international system. This Handbook will improve understandings of the core national dynamics of this rise and, as levels of international interdependence with China increase, can offer vital insights concerning China's domestic attributes. Gaining a better knowledge of China's internal workings can also help readers to better appreciate the multiple and varied problems that Chinas leaders will face in the coming decades. Critically, many of the core internal issues facing China also have potential external repercussions, principally in terms of rising social unrest, nationalism, environmental degradation, resource shortages and attitudes towards globalization. This book covers these issues and will help readers to fully comprehend Chinas ongoing contemporary global significance.