Böcker i Routledge Studies on China in Transition-serien

Examines the political economy of the cotton processing industry. This book analyzes the process of cotton policy making and looks at how local governments and the former monopolist cope with the changes brought about by marketization.

Using case studies, this work discusses the implementation and effectiveness of international environmental aid to China and examines how, and under what conditions, international aid can help to strengthen China's domestic capacity for managing environmental problems, especially at the local level.

Over the post-Mao period, the Chinese state has radically cut back its role in funding health services and insuring its citizens against the costs of ill health. This book contributes to piecing together understanding of the Chinese state's changing role across the economy and other social policies, including housing and education.

This book relates the stories of four leaders under very different political regimes: colonial, Nationalist and Communist. The result is an insight into the relationship between religious and political authority in a changing world.

What might be expected from a developing country like China with a significant number of women in the labour force? Do the traditional values of male superiority still stay the same in the background of China's great social change? This book examines the deeper realities of women entrepreneurs in China.