Overview
- Provides a thorough and critical examination of the intellectual dimension of the full-fledged neoliberal regime in China
- Offers a unique interpretive framework for observers of the "China model" and its governmentality
- Contributes to the comparative study of governance theory and praxis
Part of the book series: Governing China in the 21st Century (GC21)
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This book offers a critical assessment of governance ideas in the context of Chinese neoliberalism. It argues that the Chinese version of governance has emerged as an important discursive practice in the articulation of the neoliberal spirit of the national reform agenda. The book first examines the institutional and intellectual background of governance ideas, capturing the key features of neoliberalization in transitional China. The main body of investigation is an interpretive analysis of governance in terms of its normative principles and technical skills, which effectively package the mature neoliberal vision and reality so that it indicates the dominant ruling structure of Chinese neoliberalism. The subsequent analysis presents a genealogical review of governance discourse and traces its adaptation to local neoliberal experiments. The book concludes with reflections on possible ways of critical engagement with governance ideas and with the intellectual aspects of neoliberalism.
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“It is an important book for any scholar interested in neoliberalism, governance, ideology, the political economy of China, and the discipline of political science in authoritarian states.” (Zhihang Ruan, Fudan Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol. 12, 2019)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Dr. Quan Li is Assistant Professor at Sun Yat-sen University's Department of Political Science at the School of Government, as well as Research Fellow at the Centre for Chinese Public Administration Research in the same institution, and is one of the rising stars in the academic study of Chinese politics and government.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Idea of Governance and the Spirit of Chinese Neoliberalism
Authors: Quan Li
Series Title: Governing China in the 21st Century
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4139-6
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd., part of Springer Nature 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-4138-9Published: 28 July 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-5059-7Published: 12 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-4139-6Published: 19 July 2017
Series ISSN: 2730-6968
Series E-ISSN: 2730-6976
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 248
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations
Topics: Asian Politics, Public Administration, Asian Economics