"Unlike most books which consider China's transformation and globalization over the last four decades by focusing on China's economic growth, this book examines how the Chinese regime has handled the increasingly complex socio-political and socio-economic challenges generated as a result of the country's economic growth and transformation, challenges arising both from within the country and also from the external political environment. Based on extensive original research, the book outlines how China's economic development has generated social and governance pressures, discusses the government's social, educational and governance reforms and highlights how China's development experiences, which differ from the Western economies with democratic political regimes, have drawn increasing attention from other countries in the developing world as an example to follow"--
"Unlike most books which consider China's transformation and globalization over the last four decades by focusing on China's economic growth, this book examines how the Chinese regime has handled the increasingly complex socio-political and socio-economic challenges generated as a result of the country's economic growth and transformation, challenges arising both from within the country and also from the external political environment. Based on extensive original research, the book outlines how China's economic development has generated social and governance pressures, discusses the government's social, educational and governance reforms and highlights how China's development experiences, which differ from the Western economies with democratic political regimes, have drawn increasing attention from other countries in the developing world as an example to follow"--
Kapitel 1. Einleitung Hintergrund, Forschungsziele, wichtige Forschungsfragen, Forschungsdesign und Aufbau des Buches - Kapitel 2. Politischer Hintergrund für die Entwicklung der Greater Bay Area in Südchina - Kapitel 3. Chancen und Herausforderungen der GBA-Entwicklung: Einschätzungen der Bevölkerung -- Kapitel 4. Der Ruf nach Mega-City-Entwicklung: Die Rivalität zwischen Hongkong und Shenzhen -- Kapitel 5. Grenzüberschreitendes Lernen und Beschäftigung: Politische Ideale und Umsetzungsrealität -- Kapitel 6. Sozialer Zusammenhalt und sozialpolitische Reformen in China -- Kapitel 7. Contracting-out sozialer Dienstleistungen aus regionaler Sicht -- Kapitel 8. Auf der Suche nach einer neuen sozialen Governance und den Beziehungen zwischen Staat und NRO - Kapitel 9. Ausweitung der Sozialfürsorge und veränderte Wohlfahrtsansätze -- Kapitel 10. Städte und soziale Integration: Herausforderungen für Politik und Governance -- Kapitel 11. Schlussfolgerung.
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"Unlike most books which consider China's transformation and globalization over the last four decades by focusing on China's economic growth, this book examines how the Chinese regime has handled the increasingly complex socio-political and socio-economic challenges generated as a result of the country's economic growth and transformation, challenges arising both from within the country and also from the external political environment. Based on extensive original research, the book outlines how China's economic development has generated social and governance pressures, discusses the government's social, educational and governance reforms and highlights how China's development experiences, which differ from the Western economies with democratic political regimes, have drawn increasing attention from other countries in the developing world as an example to follow"--
Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- 1 The Role of Higher Education, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship in Bay Areas: Challenges and Opportunities -- Introduction -- Fostering Social and Economic Integration Through Greater Bay Area Development -- Major Arguments of the Book -- Development Experiences of Bay Economies: Comparative Perspectives -- Collaboration Matters for Bay Economy Area Development -- Factors Shaping Internal Migration Across the GBA -- Opportunities and Challenges for GBA: Young People's Perspectives -- Conclusion -- References -- Part I Bay Area Development from Comparative and Historical Perspectives -- 2 Higher Education and Human Capital and in the "New York Bay Area": Historical Lessons from the City University of New York (CUNY) -- Introduction -- Historical Origins: Finding a Market Niche, c. 1840 -- Early Years: High-Quality, Low-Cost Education Garners International Attention, c. 1850 -- Institutional Growth: Immigrant Students, Social Mobility, and Political Activism, c. 1870 -- Higher Education, Secondary Education, and Human-Capital Development, c. 1900 -- International Connections and Institutional Expansion, c. 1910 -- World War I and Its Wake: Student-Worker Alliances and Stratified Admissions, c. 1920 -- Activist Students: Anti-militarism, Anti-capitalism, and Anti-fascism, c. 1930 -- Academic Freedom, Anti-authoritarianism, and Anti-racism: A Fight for Tenure, c. 1930 -- Conservative Reaction at CUNY: The Rapp-Coudert Committee, c. 1940 -- World War II and the Strayer Committee: Institutional Expansion and Stratification -- From CUNY to SUNY: State-Funded Elitism and Structural Racism -- Anti-discrimination in Admissions: A Debate Over "Mass" Higher Education, c. 1950 -- "Urban Renewal": Community Services and Continued Stratification -- CUNY's New Master Plan: New York's Response to California, c. 1960.
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Chapter 1. Introduction Background, Research Objectives, Major Research Questions, Research Design, and Structure of the Book -- Chapter 2. Policy Background for the Greater Bay Area Development in South China -- Chapter 3. GBA Development Opportunities and Challenges: Peoples' Evaluations -- Chapter 4. The Call for Mega-City Development: Rivalry between Hong Kong and Shenzhen -- Chapter 5. Cross-border Learning and Employment: Policy Ideals and Implementation Reality -- Chapter 6. Social Cohesion and Social Policy Reforms in China -- Chapter 7. Contracting-out Social Services from Regional Perspectives -- Chapter 8. Searching for New Social Governance and State-NGO Relationships -- Chapter 9. Social Welfare Expansion and Changing Welfare Approaches -- Chapter 10. Cities and Social Integration: Challenges for Policy and Governance -- Chapter 11. Conclusion. .
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With the rise of the knowledge economy, universities are under pressure to embrace not just their traditional missions of teaching and research but a third mission of serving economic and social development. This book examines the major strategies that governments in East Asia have adopted to promote this kind of innovation in the education sector
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This book is a sociological study of how economic reforms, started in the late 1970s, have affected people's life in China. The book is based upon the author's recent research projects conducted in mainland China. The unique feature of the book is not only based upon qualitative analysis but also quantitative data, the integration of which can enhance readers' understanding of current social and political developments in post-Mao China. In particular, the book aims to depict a context and sociological framework for the analysis of the dynamic and interactive processes between economic, social and political fronts
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