Chinastandsasamajor“RedSwan”challengetothesocialsciences.TheresilienceoftheCommunistparty-state,incombinationwitharapidlyexpandingandinternationallycompetitiveeconomy,challengesconventionalmodelsofeconomicdevelopmentandpoliticalchange.Thisbookfocusesoncrucialgovernmentalactionprogramsandexaminesthemannerinwhichtheyweredeveloped,formulated,implemented,adjusted,andrevised.ItfindsthatChinesepolicymakinghasbeendrivenbyadistinctivepoliticalmethodology―anunusualcombinationoflong-termnationalagendaswithversatilelocalpolicyexperimentation―thatservesasaneffectivemechanismforpolicyinnovationandcorrection,andthusprovidesstrongadaptivecapabilitiesinaperpetuallyshiftingeconomic,technologicalandinternationalcontext.
adjusted RISE CHINA STATE POLICY MAKING
