After the death of Mao, the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party embarked on a series of ambitious political reforms. Barrett L. McCormick develops a theor

When they found their efforts had produced negligible results, they tried to introduce new institutions such as a free press, a legislature with real power, the

China's bold program of reforms launched in the late 1970s--the move to a market economy and the opening to the outside world--ended the political chaos and eco

This comprehensive study examines the development and changing characteristics of the judicial system and reform process over the past three decades in China. A