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Nr. 147 (2018) Rezensionen 139–40 {:en}René Trappel: China’s Agrarian Transition – Peasants, Property and PoliticsLanham: Lexington Books, 2016. 203 S., 71,35 USD This book derives from the dissertation project of Dr. René Trappel. It concerns the question of how commercial agriculture could emerge in China’s countryside, where the farmland is still managed under the socialist collective ownership. The author argues that the Chinese agrarian transition is a result of … von by Weijing Le
Nr. 142 (2017) Artikel Article 32–53 {:en}The Concept of “Political Innovation” and Its Application in China and South KoreaResearch on “innovation” has focused mainly on its technological and economic varieties, but there are at present relatively few studies about innovation in social and political contexts. In view of the limited number of relevant studies, this article explores the understanding of innovation from the perspective of Political Science — as well as the Social …von by Weijing Leund and Youngah Guahk
Nr. 141 (2016) Rezensionen 104–105 {:en}Elena Meyer-Clement: Party Hegemony and Entrepreneurial Power in China. Institutional Change in the Film and Music IndustriesNew York: Routledge, 2016. 262 S., 145,00 USD This is an extraordinary, exciting and excellent book originating from Elena Meyer-Clement’s PhD thesis at the University of Tübingen. It addresses one of the core concerns of developing economies in transition: the relations between regime stability and the institutional changes caused by marketization and commercialization. Plotting the … von by Weijing Le
Nr. 140 (2016) Rezensionen 147–48 {:en}Liza Wing Man Kam: Reconfiguration of “the Stars and the Queen” — a Quest for the Interrelationship between Architecture and Civic Awareness in Post-colonial Hong KongBaden-Baden: Nomos, 2015. 190 S., 36,11 USD This book represents a dissertation from the Bauhaus University Weimar. Unexpectedly, it has less to do with architectural theories or urban planning per se. It appears to be a roar of disappointment and hopelessness of Hong Kong after its handover to China in 1997. The sentimental criticism is … von by Weijing Le