China in the 1980s

Shaun Breslin is Professor of Politics and International Studies and Director of the Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation at the University of Warwick, UK. He is also Senior Scientist with GR:EEN and Associate Fellow at the Chatham House China Programme.

• Detailed Table of Contents - Note on Transliteration - List of Tables - Abbreviations - Introduction - The Strengths and Weaknesses of Centre and Provinces - Unpacking the Centre: Intra-Elite Conflict and Economic Development - The Loss of Central Control: Central Policy and Provincial Responses - Centralisation and Decentralisation - Regional Development Policy - The Financial Dimension of Centre-province Relations - Conclusions - Bibliography - Index