Illiberal Law and Development

Property Rights and Conflict Over Land in China

AvSusan H. Whiting

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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In Illiberal Law and Development, Susan H. Whiting advances institutional economic theory with original survey and fieldwork data, addressing two puzzles in Chinese political economy: how economic development has occurred despite insecure property rights and weak rule of law; and how the Chinese state has maintained political control amid unrest. Whiting answers these questions by focusing on the role of illiberal law in reassigning property rights and redirecting grievances. The book reveals that, in the context of technological change, a legal system that facilitates reassignment of land rights to higher-value uses plays an important and under-theorized role in promoting economic development. This system simultaneously represses conflict and asserts legitimacy. Comparing China to post-Glorious Revolution England and contemporary India, Whiting presents an exciting new argument that brings the Chinese case more directly into debates in comparative politics about the role of the state in specifying property rights and maintaining authoritarian rule.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2026-04-09
Mått:157 x 235 x 20 mm
Vikt:485 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics
Antal sidor:255
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9781316512098

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Ekonomisk politik inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap

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Susan H. Whiting is Professor of Political Science at the University of Washington. Having studied and conducted extensive field and survey research in China since 1985, she is the author of Power and Wealth in Rural China (2001, Chinese translation 2009) plus articles and chapters, co-authored with political scientists, economists, legal scholars, anthropologists, and historians to advance institutional economic theory and explain development.

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'Susan Whiting's magisterial investigation of property rights in China reveals the distinctive way in which the Chinese authoritarian state used law to manage economic and political development while, simultaneously, promoting its legitimacy and durability. Illiberal Law and Development builds on and advances institutional economic accounts of the rule of law and of development. Its nuanced and well-grounded explanations of the puzzles of Chinese growth make this book a landmark study of China and the evolution of its state.' Margaret Levi, Professor Emerita of Political Science, Stanford University

Innehållsförteckning

1. Law and development in light of China's rise: two puzzles; 2. Reassigning property rights; 3. Building legal infrastructure; 4. Testing hypotheses about illiberal law and development; 5. Land rights, development, and conflict in Ailin county; 6. Law and development in historical and comparative context; Bibliography; Appendix: Concepts, measures, and hypothesis tests.