The Chinese party-state in the 21st century: adaptation and the reinvention of legitimacy

As the CCP moves away from traditional Maoism it seeks to maintain its commanding role in political life despite a growing number of challenges to its claims of legitimacy. This book describes these challenges and explains how the CCP adapts to maintain its authority

The issue of challenges to the legitimacy of CCP rule / André Laliberté and Marc Lanteigne -- New modes of urban governance: building community/Shequ in post-Danwei china / Xu Feng -- Chinese labour law in retrospect: efficiency and flexibility legitimized / Hélène Piquet -- Shifting power relations: state-ENGO relations in China / Jonathan Schwartz -- "Harmonious society," "peaceful unification" and the dilemmas raised by Taiwanese philanthropy / André Laliberté -- The Hong Kong special administrative region: implications for world order / Susan Henders -- The uses of the past: history and legitimacy / Diana Lary -- The "Beijing consensus" and China's quest for legitimacy on the international stage / Charles Burton -- The developmentalism/globalisation conundrum in Chinese governance / Marc lanteigne