China's Crisis Management [Paperback]

The continuation of Chinas successful rise depends considerably on the capacity of the Chinese government to prevent and manage a wide range of potential and actual crises, which could, if mishandled, have serious adverse consequences for China. These potential crises are both domestic - where the example of the collapse of the Soviet Union is well understood and remembered in China - and, increasingly, as a result of Chinas ever closer involvement in the global system. This book presents a comprehensive overview of crisis management in China, and examines Chinas mode of managing economic, political and military crises, as well as natural disasters, ethnic-minority issues, environmental and public health problems. In each area it considers the nature of potential crises and their possible effects, and the degree to which China is prepared to cope with crises.

1. Chinas Anti-crisis Macro-economic Management: Effectiveness and Limitation - Wei Zhang  2. Managing Political Crises in China: The Cases of Collective Protests - Jae Ho Chung  3. Chinese Military Crisis Behavior: From Confrontation and Conflict Prevention to Win-Win Management - Tuosheng Zhang  4. Managing Ethnic Minority Crises: The Tibetan Areas and Xinjiang - Colin Mackerras  5. Managing Pandemic/Epidemic Crises: Institutional Setup and Overhaul - Hongyi Lai  6. Chinas Management of Environmental Crises: Risks, Recreancy, and Response - Richard P. Suttmeier  7. Chinas Management of Natural Disasters: Organizations and Norms - Gang Chen

The ultimate test of a state's ability to survive comes from crises, whether a natural disaster or a man-made political crisis. For all those interested in the survival of the incumbent regime in China, this unique and informative bookl³-