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Bird in a Cage: Legal Reform in China after Mao
Stanley B. Lubman
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Description for Bird in a Cage: Legal Reform in China after Mao
Hardback. This book analyzes the principal legal institutions that have emerged in China and considers implications for U.S. policy of the limits on China's ability to develop meaningful legal institutions. Num Pages: 472 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 31. Weight in Grams: 724.
Since 1979, China has been building new legal institutions made necessary by economic reforms that have reduced the role of state planning, and by the decline of Maoist totalitarianism. This book analyzes the principal legal institutions that have emerged and assesses the prospects for increasing the rule of law in China.
The book first establishes the cultural and institutional context in which legal reforms take place. It traces the main features of pre-Communist Chinese legal tradition, the drastic impact on law of thirty years of Maoist rule, and the extensive changes throughout Chinese society since Mao’s death, ... Read more
Since 1979, China has been building new legal institutions made necessary by economic reforms that have reduced the role of state planning, and by the decline of Maoist totalitarianism. This book analyzes the principal legal institutions that have emerged and assesses the prospects for increasing the rule of law in China.
The book first establishes the cultural and institutional context in which legal reforms take place. It traces the main features of pre-Communist Chinese legal tradition, the drastic impact on law of thirty years of Maoist rule, and the extensive changes throughout Chinese society since Mao’s death, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
Number of Pages
472
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804736640
SKU
V9780804736640
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Reviews for Bird in a Cage: Legal Reform in China after Mao
"This is a splendid book that should be read carefully by anyone interested in Chinese legal affairs and Chinese society more broadly. It reflects a lifetime's thoughtful acquaintance with and sympathetic understanding of the intricacies of Chinese law and life."—William P. Alford, Harvard Law School "Magesterial. . . . Few are better qualified to discuss law in China than Lubman. ... Read more