Phenomenology of institutions: comparative perspectives on China and beyond

Introduction : the phenomenology of institutional innovation -- Developing new modes of institutional description -- Governing by metaphor : the intertextuality of institutional life in China -- Relationality in rural property regimes -- Relational institutions and ENGOs in China : from Nu River to Changzhou -- Multiple legal traditions, legal pluralism and institutional innovation : the Chinese criminal procedure system in contrast -- Conclusion : China, the looking-glass.

Introduction : the phenomenology of institutional innovation -- Developing new modes of institutional description -- Governing by metaphor : the intertextuality of institutional life in China -- Relationality in rural property regimes -- Relational institutions and ENGOs in China : from Nu River to Changzhou -- Multiple legal traditions, legal pluralism and institutional innovation : the Chinese criminal procedure system in contrast -- Conclusion : China, the looking-glass.