Bureaucratic capacity and state-society relations in China

In view of the efforts of post-Mao state-rebuilding, how does bureaucratic capacity affect the pattern of state-society interaction in China, where a robust civil society is still missing? Using the case of China’s population control, we analyze the linkage between bureaucratic capacity and state-society relations. The study demonstrates remarkable resilience of the party-state and its transformative thrust in reformist China. Through a mix of mass mobilization and institutional building, the Chinese state remains puissant in extending social control over its people. Equally important, bureaucratic capacity is a major predictor of state coerciveness. Other things being equal, localities with stronger bureaucratic capacity tend to develop a less antagonist and more cooperative state-society relationship. Bureaucratic capacity can serve as remedy to despotic or authoritarian rule despite the lack of an autonomous civil society. This finding has important implications for the potential of democratization in China.     

Dragon’s underbelly: An analysis of China’s soft power

Using both quantitative and qualitative data, this paper extends Joseph Nye’s analytical framework on soft power to the China case, in order to provide a more balanced and updated analysis of the country’s power status. We argue that the rise of China is not simply an expansion of hard power; it has also been accompanied by tremendous efforts to develop soft power. Soft power helps Beijing redraw geopolitical alliances in ways that will propel its rise as a global power. This process is nevertheless complicated by the deficiency of its soft power resources and the uneven progress in projecting the soft power abroad. The paper concludes that despite Beijing’s growing ability to shape other people’s worldview or political agenda, soft power remains Beijing’s underbelly and China still has a long way to go to become a true global leader.     

监察与审计合一体制的国际比较

世界上,将国家(地区)或政府监察、审计整合为合一体制并不多见,自有独到之处.合一体制的形成与发展,同国家命运息息相关,并且仍处于属极分化和功能融合之中,在提升政府效能方面扮演着重要角色.合一体制的成功范例为国际社会提供了深刻地启示和借鉴.     

The political dynamics of regulatory change: Speculation and regulation in the real estate sector

China's real estate sector has experienced dramatic changes since the late 1980s. This article explores the political economy of China's recent ‘real estate fever’ and examines the government's efforts to deal with rampant speculation and foster the growth of a real estate industry. It suggests that the political dynamics of regulatory changes in the real estate sector illustrate the problems of Chinese policy making in the reform era.     

政府信任:一个值得关注的政治学问题

政府信任是指公众在期望与认知之间对政府运作的一种归属心理和评价态度,它涉及的是民众与政府间的互动关系。在西方学术界,目前对于政府信任的研究已经成为当前政府再造工程推动过程中一个重要的研究课题,因此,政府信任是一个应该予以重视并加以研究的政治学问题。     

当前行政执法人员职务犯罪的特点和规律

随着我国市场经济的不断发展,行政法律法规的逐步完善,行政执法领域的不断拓宽,行政执法人员的职务犯罪也在不断攀升。检察机关是国家法律的监督机关,有力地打击职务犯罪,是检察机关的重要职责,也是检察机关调查研究的重要课题。     

欧盟社会保障改革趋势及经验借鉴

随着人口老龄化的发展,欧盟各国在社会保障制度方面进行了新的改革,欧盟社会保障制度发展与改革的一些经验和教训值得中国借鉴。     

我国出入境管理法制化基本问题研究

根据出入境管理工作性质、特点,我国应当建立公正优先、兼顾效率的价值取向和以权利为重的法制化模式。在此基础上,得出出入境管理法制化五个基本原则。同时,内地居民往来港澳出入境管理是出入境管理工作的重要组成部分,往来港澳地区出入境管理法制化问题无法回避。     

Bringing the local state back in: the political economy of public health in rural China

Contrary to what most alarmist reports would imply, China has not witnessed a measurable decline in the overall public health status. What explains the continuous improvement in some important domains of public health despite the pertinacious pricing, financing and institutional‐behavioral problems in China's health system change? This study provides a political economy analysis of the role the local Chinese state played in rural public health provision during the reform era. Through comparative case studies, statistical analysis, and formal modeling, the study shows that state capacity is a principal factor setting the parameters for rural public health in China. It also suggests that the post‐Mao reforms, while generating strong disincentives for the provision of public services, unleashed forces that lay down the institutional bases for sustained state engagement in the health sector.     

关于政府信任的分析思考

政府信任对于政治系统的秩序维持和持续发展具有重要的影响,一个理性的政府应该选择与公众建立良好的政治互动关系。就政府信任的产生而言,政府信任高低与否的根本原因在于公众对政府的认知与公共期望之间的落差大小;就政府信任的效果而言,政府信任具有重要的政治价值功效。