China’s governance puzzle: Transparency and participation in a one-party state
Co-hosted with The Asia Foundation
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China is widely viewed as a global powerhouse that has achieved a remarkable economic transformation with little political change. Less well known is that China’s leaders have also implemented far-reaching governance reforms designed to promote government transparency and increase public participation in official policymaking. What are the motivations behind these reforms and, more importantly, what is their impact on China’s political trajectory? This puzzle lies at the heart of a new book by Jonathan Stromseth, Edmund Malesky, and Dimitar Gueorguiev, “China’s Governance Puzzle: Enabling Transparency and Participation in a Single-Party State” (Cambridge University Press, 2017).
On March 31, the Center for East Asia Policy Studies and The Asia Foundation co-hosted the authors of this extensive new study and feature a discussion by Wang Xixin. This expert panel discussed the book’s findings and their implications for China’s future. Comparing across provinces and over time, the authors argue the reforms are resulting in lower corruption and enhanced legal compliance, but these outcomes also depend on a broader societal ecosystem that includes an active media and robust civil society.
Agenda
Introduction
Richard C. Bush
Nonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for East Asia Policy Studies, John L. Thornton China Center
Nancy Yuan
Vice President and Director, Washington, DC - The Asia Foundation
Panelists
Jonathan Stromseth
Lee Kuan Yew Chair in Southeast Asian Studies
Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for East Asia Policy Studies, John L. Thornton China Center
Edmund Malesky
Professor of Political Economy - Duke University
Dimitar Gueorguiev
Assistant Professor of Political Science - Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University
Wang Xixin
Vice Dean and Professor - Peking University Law School
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