Trousson, Raymond / Vercruysse, Jeroom (dir.), Dictionnaire general de Voltaire. (Champion classiques, references et dictionnaires 18) 1272 p. 2020:10 (Champion, FR) <670-9>
ISBN 978-2-38096-016-7 paper ¥7,064.- (税込) EUR 38.00

Wang, Chengbing (ed.), Contemporary Chinese Marxism: Foundational Research Orientations. (Educational Philosophy and Theory) 102 pp. 2023:8 (Routledge, UK) * paper 2024:12 <699-64>
ISBN 978-1-032-47185-3 hard ¥40,832.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00 *
ISBN 978-1-032-47187-7 paper ¥10,979.- (税込) GB￡ 38.99 *

This book provides a comprehensive and in-depth survey of the foundational research orientations of contemporary Chinese Marxism. The chapters in this book not only attach importance to the exploration of classic Marxist texts but also explore the challenges posed on classic Marxist texts by modernity, and in doing so, highlight the relationship between Marxism and the traditional Chinese culture.As a school of thought, Marxism has exerted tremendous influence on fields of humanities and social sciences over the course of its introduction, dissemination, and development. Through this volume, well established Chinese scholars from Mainland China also discuss contemporary Chinese Marxism in an interdisciplinary context. Further, this volume facilitates dialogues, exchanges, and collisions of ideas between researchers of contemporary Chinese Marxism on one side and the researchers of Western Marxism on the other.This book will be a great resource for academics, researchers, and advanced students of Marxism, philosophy and sociology. The chapters in this book were originally published in the journal Educational Philosophy and Theory.

香港の行政
Li, Wei, Public Administration in Hong Kong: Dynamics of Reform and Executive-Led Public Policy. (Routledge Research in Public Administration and Public Policy) 136 pp. 2023:6 (Routledge, UK) * paper 2024 <699-641>
ISBN 978-1-032-04918-2 hard ¥14,639.- (税込) GB￡ 51.99 *
ISBN 978-1-032-05084-3 paper ¥5,628.- (税込) GB￡ 19.99

This book investigates the case of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) of People's Republic of China, mapping the changing patterns of political-administrative relations affected by the sovereignty change and structural reforms. It identifies the conditions that account for the varied political-administrative relations resulting from these changes, and develops an analytical framework that integrates and adapts theories and models from Western contexts to explain varied political-administrative relations in Hong Kong policymaking.The book tests its hypotheses through a qualitative comparative analysis of 18 cases occurring during the period of 1997-2012. It also conducts a comparative case analysis, which identified alternative causal conditions that were missing in the original framework. The book concludes that civil servants no longer dominate policymaking in Hong Kong after the regime change and structural reforms. While senior civil servants have sustained influence over policymaking processes through codified rules and political appointment, some of them have adapted to the changes in political environment that require more proactive policy styles and more hierarchical loyalty to the Central People's Government of China than before.The first-hand interview materials presented in the book provide insights about internal political-administrative dynamics rarely accessible from the public domain. These insights provide inside knowledge of the actors, structure and processes of local policymaking in a context of post-colonial transition, and will be of interest to public administration scholars.

欧州と南北アメリカにおける中国の海外港湾
Blanchard, Jean-Marc F. (ed.), Chinese Overseas Ports in Europe and the Americas: Understanding Smooth and Turbulent Seas. (Routledge Studies on the Politcal Economy of Asia) 232 pp. 2023:7 (Routledge, UK) * paper 2024 <699-665>
ISBN 978-1-032-51106-1 hard ¥40,832.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00 *
ISBN 978-1-032-51108-5 paper ¥11,823.- (税込) GB￡ 41.99 *

This book analyzes the progress, gains, and effects of Chinese overseas ports through in-depth and systematic studies of numerous cases in Europe and Latin America.China's participation in overseas ports, especially under the rubric of the Belt and Road Initiative, is a matter of great concern to businesspeople, policymakers, and researchers pondering the implications of Chinese infrastructure activities and overseas investment. Yet there is insufficient knowledge concerning the actual nature of China's role in specific ports, the economic and other consequences associated with that involvement, and the wider economic, political, and environmental effects of those economic effects. The chapters of this book fill these gaps by examining ports in diverse European countries like Denmark, Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom and various Latin American countries, including Brazil and Jamaica. The book illustrates why Chinese seaports succeed or fail, why they have the military, economic, and other consequences that they do, and why these consequences produce or fail to generate other effects such as political influence.This book will appeal to audiences with interests in China's overseas seaports, foreign direct investment (FDI), and infrastructure specifically and foreign direct investment, geopolitics, and the political economy of national security more generally.

中国と国際的規範－一帯一路イニシアチブからの事例
Esteban, Mario / Lin, Yue (eds.), China and International Norms: Evidence from the Belt and Road Initiative. (Routledge Series on the Belt and Road Initiative) 240 pp. 2023:7 (Routledge, UK) * paper 2024 <699-669>
ISBN 978-1-032-28970-0 hard ¥40,832.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00 *
ISBN 978-1-032-28972-4 paper ¥11,260.- (税込) GB￡ 39.99 *

This book explores the relationship between China and international norms through the lens of The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).Presenting seven case studies, this book highlights China's stances toward international norms that govern different international issues. The case studies reveal that the normative function of the networks built under the BRI is limited and contains noticeable variations between domestic norms and international ones in China, resulting in implementation gaps between rhetoric and deeds. Unlike current literature on this issue, which is scattered in terms of topics covered and methodology used, it constructs a holistic theoretical/methodological framework which can be utilized to study a State's position toward different international standards.In light of China's increasing international influence and proactive and assertive foreign policy, this study will be of interest to officials and practitioners involved in foreign policy and international cooperation, and to student and scholars of global development and international relations.

台湾におけるヘゲモニーと社会運動
Beckershoff, Andre, Social Forces in the Re-Making of Cross-Strait Relations: Hegemony and Social Movements in Taiwan. (Routledge Research on Taiwan Series) 336 pp. 2024 (Routledge, UK) <699-716>
ISBN 978-1-032-49800-3 hard ¥40,832.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00 *
ISBN 978-1-032-49804-1 paper ¥11,260.- (税込) GB￡ 39.99 *

Adopting a critical political economy perspective this book sheds new light on the social and political struggles that shaped the political dynamics of Taiwan-China relations and cross-Strait rapprochement between 2008 and 2014.Presenting a careful analysis of primary sources and interviews, the book reconstructs the historical, political and socio-economic factors that shaped Taiwan's path to the Sunflower Movement of 2014, reinterpreting this process as a struggle over Taiwan's role in the global economy. It challenges received wisdoms regarding the rise and fall of the rapprochement: First, the study argues that the rapprochement was not primarily driven by political elites but by capitalist conglomerates within Taiwan, which sought a normalisation of economic relations across the Taiwan Strait. Second, it finds that Taiwan's social movements during that period were not homogeneous but rather struggled to find a common vision that could unite the critics of the rapprochement. The insights provided not only offer a deeper understanding of Taiwan's protest cycle between 2008 and 2014, but also serve to recontextualise the political dynamics in post-Sunflower Taiwan. As such it will appeal to students and scholars of Taiwan Studies, East Asian Politics and Social Movement Studies.

Chu, Marcus P., Greater China's Olympic Medal Haul: Beyond Sports Excellence. (Routledge Contemporary China Series) 304 pp. 2023:7 (Routledge, UK) * paper 2024 <699-719>
ISBN 978-1-032-44731-5 hard ¥40,832.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00 *
ISBN 978-1-032-44732-2 paper ¥10,979.- (税込) GB￡ 38.99 *

Between 1984 and 2021, elite athletes from the member regions of Greater China - China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong - competed at each of the ten Summer Olympics. By winning 263 gold medals, 199 silver, and 173 bronze, China became a global sports superpower. Taiwan and Hong Kong pocketed 7 gold medals, 10 silver, and 17 bronze and 2 gold medals, 3 silver, and 4 bronze, respectively, displaying their world-leading statuses in archery, badminton, baseball, cycling, fencing, gymnastics, Judo, karate, sailing, Taekwondo, table tennis, and weightlifting. In response, the leaders of the three regions delivered high-profile praise. Their administrations awarded cash, badges, and/or honorary titles to the medalists.By reviewing journalistic reports, key-players' memoirs, official documents, and scholarly works, this book aims to understand the significance of the Olympic medal haul to the Chinese, Taiwanese, and Hong Kong authorities. Its findings detail the context in which the Olympic medal haul was leveraged for the political change of the three regions and their relations with each other. They also reveal that the praise and rewards bestowed by the respective authorities on the medalists not only celebrated their jurisdictions' sporting excellence, but served broader strategic goals across domestic politics and international relations.

Dreyer, June Teufel, China's Political System: Modernization and Tradition. 11th ed. 440 pp. 2023:8 (Routledge, UK) <699-720>
ISBN 978-1-032-23258-4 hard ¥57,728.- (税込) GB￡ 205.00 *
ISBN 978-1-032-23153-2 paper ¥17,737.- (税込) GB￡ 62.99 *

Updated in its eleventh edition, China's Political System continues to engage readers in the pursuit of greater understanding of Chinese politics past and present, providing accessible insight into the important policy problems. Throughout the text, June Teufel Dreyer challenges students to think about the broader problem of governance in China by comprehensively showing how past and present impacts leaders, citizens, ethnic minorities, and policies, leading to incisive considerations on the different futures for China's political system. When instructors teach from this textbook, they benefit from Dreyer's expert analysis of historical context and current trends to show how this transition is challenging China's economic, legal, military, social, and cultural institutions.New to the Eleventh Edition:Discussion on the CCP's hundredth birthday celebration including Xi Jinping's strident speech.Tensions in South China and East China seas and "Wolf Warrior" diplomacy.China's three-child policy.The "lying flat" phenomenon (tangping).New regulations clamping down on freedom of speech and human rights violations in Xinjiang, Hong Kong, and against religion in general.Examination of the overhaul of the for-profit tertiary education system and the large-scale student protests that ensued. New regulations at primary and secondary levels on cram school off-campus tutoring, crackdown on false advertising, and selling unnecessary programs.Evaluating the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the country's economy and government's response in terms of demographic and health policies."Made in China 2025".Leadership response to deteriorating environmental conditions with new policy tools.China's Political System continues to provide all of the tools professors need to introduce their students to Chinese politics in ways that are informed, accessible, and intriguing.

Filimowicz, Michael (ed.), China's Digital Civilization: Algorithms and Society. (Algorithms and Society) 88 pp. 2023:5 (Routledge, UK) * paper 2024 <699-722>
ISBN 978-1-032-29068-3 hard ¥15,484.- (税込) GB￡ 54.99 *
ISBN 978-1-032-29069-0 paper ¥5,628.- (税込) GB￡ 19.99 *

This book focuses on the "algorithmic turn" in state surveillance and the development of new platforms that allow the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to shape human behavior in all areas of life through its widespread social credit system.Perhaps no country has gone further than China in setting up overt systematic tracking, surveillance and constant computational evaluation of its citizens. Everyday life is saturated with a pervasive digitization that affects social mobility, economic opportunities and personal freedoms. Global organizations operating in China have to take account of the ramifications of these systems for data protection within the CCP's explicit project of forming a digital civilization. The volume covers the new technological practices that have transformed how states acquire and analyze personal data, the "TikTok-ification" of society as social credit platforms built on the familiarity with this popular app's interaction paradigm and the fast expansion of the digital economy that followed the new legal status of data as a production component in 2019.Scholars and students from many backgrounds, as well as policy makers, journalists and the general reading public, will find a multidisciplinary approach to questions posed by research into China's digital civilization project from media, journalism, communication and global studies.

現代中国－新たな超大国？
Kironska, Kristina / Turcsanyi, Richard (eds.), Contemporary China: A New Superpower? (Routledge Studies on Think Asia) 256 pp. 2023:8 (Routledge, UK) <699-723>
ISBN 978-1-032-39509-8 hard ¥40,832.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00 *
ISBN 978-1-032-39508-1 paper ¥10,415.- (税込) GB￡ 36.99 *

Contemporary China: A New Superpower? is a unique textbook introducing the complexity and diversity of China's society, politics, economics, and international affairs, and the multiple ways in which their dynamics corroborate to simultaneously construct and challenge perceptions of China.Structured thematically in three sections - History, Society and Culture; Politics and Economy; and International Relations - this textbook provides answers to one of the most frequently asked general questions in relation to China. Will it become a new superpower and equal the international power and influence of the United States? Chapters written by some of the most recognized commentators and researchers of China cover a broad range of topics and offer an in-depth analysis of issues in contemporary China, such as the impact of the Tiananmen 1989 events, the economic development of the country, the environmental and demographic crises, social control and propaganda, and the role of China in the region and the world.Introducing students comprehensively to the domestic context and international affairs of China, the book will be particularly useful for undergraduate-level courses in Asian Studies and courses on the history, politics, and international affairs of China and Chinese Studies.

W.ラム著　習近平
Lam, Willy, Xi Jinping: The Hidden Agendas of China's Ruler for Life. 264 pp. 2023:8 (Routledge, UK) <699-724>
ISBN 978-1-032-30137-2 hard ¥38,016.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *
ISBN 978-1-032-30140-2 paper ¥10,415.- (税込) GB￡ 36.99 *

This book examines the policy, ideology and politics of Xi Jinping, State President and General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and China's "ruler for life."Through comparisons with former CCP leaders, including Deng Xiaoping, it assesses whether, having abandoned many of the key precepts of the Era of Reform and the Open Door, the conservative supreme leader's restitution of Maoist standards might enable China to sustain economic growth and project hard and soft power worldwide. The book also examines whether the Communist Party will succeed in retaining the support of 1.4 billion Chinese in the face of unprecedented challenges in the economic and geopolitical arenas. It also provides a comprehensive picture of Xi's rise to power; his AI-assisted and "legalistic" surveillance and control mechanisms; China's evolving economic system; Xi's foreign and national-security policies and the implications of the 20th Party Congress of October 2022 from both domestic and foreign perspectives.Being among the first books in English on the ambitious and multi-faceted agendas that Xi has laid out taking China up to the early 2040s, this will be an invaluable resource for students and scholars of Chinese studies, China-US relations, East Asian politics and Contemporary Asian history.

Leite Junior, Emanuel / Rodrigues, Carlos, China, Football and Development: Socialism and Soft Power. (Routledge Research in Sport Politics and Policy) 192 pp. 2023:8 (Routledge, UK) * paper 2024 <699-726>
ISBN 978-1-032-51116-0 hard ¥40,832.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00 *
ISBN 978-1-032-51117-7 paper ¥11,260.- (税込) GB￡ 39.99 *

This book uses football as a lens through which to examine China's economic development, its political economy, and its political thought.Focusing on the Chinese Football Development Plan, this book opens up new perspectives on the concepts of hegemony, soft power, socialism with Chinese characteristics, and China's rise to the position of geopolitical superpower. Presenting a critical Marxist analysis of "soft power", and drawing on Gramsci's conceptualisation of hegemony, this book argues that football can be seen as a resource for seduction and persuasion, and therefore as an instrument to be used in the "hegemonic clash". Reflecting on the idea of soft power in relation to imperialism and ideology, and standing in contrast to prevailing Western orthodox analyses of Chinese development, this book shows how the "Chinese Football Dream" is a significant component of the "Chinese Dream" of "rejuvenation of the nation" and shows how football can help us to better understand the role of the state as an inducer of development and creative destruction.This is fascinating reading for anybody with an interest in sport policy, public policy, sport and society, football, development studies, political economy, or political thought.

Libin, Luo, China's Cultural Trade Strategy: Perspectives from Film and Television Industries. 216 pp. 2023:8 (Routledge, UK) * paper 2024 <699-728>
ISBN 978-1-032-54425-0 hard ¥40,832.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00 *
ISBN 978-1-032-54428-1 paper ¥11,260.- (税込) GB￡ 39.99 *

This book aims to provide theoretical and empirical interpretations of certain phenomena in the development of China's cultural industry. Using the film and television industries as the major cases, the author proposes suggestions on China's ongoing development of foreign cultural trade.The author argues that China is well positioned to take full advantage of the opportunities of globalization, to develop its cultural industry in a leapfrog manner. China's rapid economic growth drives the country's development from a small cultural market to a large one. Since it is a middle-income country, its cultural industry still has a relatively large potential to grow. The study on China's foreign cultural trade strategy can contribute to the growing needs of people for a better life and enhance China's "cultural confidence". With an explanation of existing practices, this book also aims to make recommendations on China's strategy for developing foreign cultural trade in the era of globalization.This book will be a good read for students, researchers and scholars of Chinese studies, East Asian studies and culture economics, and those interested in China's film and television industries.

中国・インドの競争に対処する－南アジアのジレンマ
Mohan, C. Raja / Singh, Hernaikh (eds.), Coping With China-India Rivalry: South Asian Dilemmas. 140 pp. 2023:1 (World Scientific, SI) <699-729>
ISBN 978-981-12-6371-2 hard ¥14,586.- (税込) US$ 68.00 *

Although China has been an important external actor in South Asia since the middle of the last century, it is only in the 21st century that China became a decisive influence on the region's evolution. The emergence of China as the world's second largest economy had naturally made it the largest trading partner for most of the South Asian countries. China's rapid military modernisation, facilitated by its expansive economic growth, had a major impact on the region's security politics. China's political and diplomatic weight is now visible sharply not only in the economic, foreign and security policies of the South Asian nations but also in their domestic politics.Meanwhile, India has emerged, albeit at a slower pace than China, as a major power over the last two decades. Like Beijing, New Delhi's geopolitical aspirations too have steadily risen during that period. This has set the stage for growing strategic friction between the India and China. The friction has enveloped many regional and global domains, but its greatest expression has been in the shared South Asian neighbourhood. India is determined to sustain its traditional primacy in the region and China is determined to consolidate its growing influence in South Asia. The sharpening friction has also begun to intersect with the growing great power tensions, especially between the United States and China. Many elements of these new dynamic have drawn academic engagement, in particular from the major power perspectives. However, the voices of the smaller South Asian nations have not been sufficiently heard or analysed. This volume seeks to address that major gap in the current discourse on the Indian subcontinent and its changing role in great power politics.This volume brings multiple regional voices to assess how the various South Asian nations are dealing with the growing rivalry between India and China. Many of the chapters in this volume were initially published as shorter essays by the Institute of South Asian Studies in its South Asia Discussion Papers series in 2020. Those essays have been updated and expanded in this volume. Additional contributions have also been commissioned to enrich the special perspectives that this volume presents.

Parenti, Fabio Massimo, The Chinese Way: Overcoming Challenges for a Shared Future. 200 pp. 2023:6 (World Scientific, SI) <699-730>
ISBN 978-981-12-6920-2 hard ¥10,296.- (税込) US$ 48.00 *

The book aims to communicate to readers in a clear, fluent, and well-documented fashion the new role that China plays in the geography of world power, evaluating its weight, influence, and impact on future developments. China's ambition and its vision of international affairs can be summed up in Beijing's desire to 'build a community of common destiny for mankind'. Behind this concept lies the desire to present itself as a peaceful nation, interested in a common global development in full compliance with the principles embraced by the United Nations - to be achieved through win-win relationships, capable of bringing mutual benefits to the actors engaged in international cooperation. China has experienced extraordinary growth in recent decades and intends to continue carving out the space it deserves in various international fora. According to the author, this does not necessarily represent a 'threat' - as its Western detractors contend - given the People's Republic's intention to achieve its goals through mutual respect, spatial interconnection, and long-term productive investments. The book has been published in Italy by Meltemi and is in course of publication by the Chinese publisher New Star Press.'Those who deal with China are well aware that the West's gaze on the People's Republic has often been dismissive, superficial, and distorted. A sort of festival of stereotyped opinions, with value judgments constantly used to highlight the West's alleged superiority vis-a-vis the 'Chinese model'. Regardless of whether one likes the Chinese political-economic system or not, no country can avoid engaging with it. Especially if we consider that the exhaustion of the propulsive thrust of Western globalization is increasingly evident, and corresponds, conversely, to the rise of a new constructive 'globalization with Chinese characteristics.'Fabio Massimo ParentiYoutube: Author's commentary.

Pierri, Bruno, Britain, the US and China's Anti-Soviet Stance in the Cold War: Containment and Trade, 1977-1980. (Cold War History) 184 pp. 2023:8 (Routledge, UK) * paper 2024 <699-732>
ISBN 978-1-032-48660-4 hard ¥40,832.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00 *
ISBN 978-1-032-48661-1 paper ¥11,260.- (税込) GB￡ 39.99 *

This book shows how international trade was a key part of the classic Western policy of containment towards the Soviet Union in the Cold War in the late 1970s. Trade and containment may summarise the new relation that communist China moulded with the capitalistic West in the late 1970s. Ideology had become less important and a rapprochement between the PRC (People's Republic of China) and the Western powers over trade, with the purpose of isolating and weakening the common Russian rival, was practically unavoidable. Within a relatively short span of time the balance of power in the Indo-Pacific area had been reversed. Simply put, Beijing's market was too big to be ignored and the Atlantic allies collaborated, sometimes even competing with each other, to allow China access to the centres of world finance. However, the Western powers had not realised that Beijing would never pursue alignment with them. On the contrary, the increased trading and financial linkage with capitalistic countries gave China room to manoeuvre, enabling it to play the Western states off against each other. This book will be of much interest to students of Cold War Studies, Chinese history, foreign policy and international relations.

Su, Zhiliang / Chen, Lifei / Fei, Yao, Historical Studies on Comfort Women in Shanghai: A Field Study Approach. Tr. by Xie'an Huang. 400 pp. 2023:6 (World Scientific, SI) <699-733>
ISBN 978-981-12-7183-0 hard ¥33,891.- (税込) US$ 158.00 *

This book examines the history of the military comfort women system in China. It aims to give readers a deeper insight into the origin, establishment, and operations of comfort stations, as well as tell the sufferings of comfort women, many of whom were coerced into service. It does so by providing historical evidence gathered over 25 years of field studies from 172 comfort stations which were operated in Shanghai, which once had the largest number of military comfort stations, during the Japanese occupation.

Zhang, Han / Lu, Jiajie, Digital Reading of Net Generation in China. 152 pp. 2023:8 (Routledge, UK) * paper 2024 <699-735>
ISBN 978-1-032-54386-4 hard ¥40,832.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00 *
ISBN 978-1-032-54387-1 paper ¥11,260.- (税込) GB￡ 39.99 *

With the methodology of eye-tracking experiments, in-depth interviews, and large-scale questionnaires across cities, this book provides a panoramic vision of digital reading and social interaction among the new generations in China.Growing up under the background of social transformation, cultural integration, and technological progress, digital reading of the Chinese net generation presents complex characteristics. People born in the 1980s and 90s are better educated, have democratic consciousness, and have strong motivations for self-expression. Meanwhile, reading behaviours affect their content production, virtual identities, and socialization in the real world. The immense need for digital content fuels the digital reading industries. Internet literature, social media articles, reading apps, and e-reader devices have also benefited from media content and interface innovation in the market. This book provides a solid scientific foundation for reading promotion and guiding strategies in the context of digital media and offers empirical evidence for policy formulation of reading promotion and spiritual civilization in the digital age.The authors expand the perspective of communication studies on digital reading and analyze how the youth reads on digital devices and creates content for interest or profit. The book will be a great read for students and scholars of mass communication, media studies, and digital publishing.

Patchell, Jerry, China's Greater Bay Area: Agglomeration, External Economies, Governance and Urbanization. 312 pp. 2023:8 (Routledge, UK) <699-150>
ISBN 978-0-367-46293-2 hard ¥40,832.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00 *
ISBN 978-0-367-46294-9 paper ¥10,415.- (税込) GB￡ 36.99 *

China's Greater Bay Area (GBA) - previously referred to as the Pearl River Delta - is one of the world's largest mega-city regions and China's foremost technological, economic, social and cultural node. Patchell integrates agglomeration concepts with the GBA's distinctive features to explain the region's rise, innovativeness, and resilience. He reveals how the GBA works as differentiated and interdependent systems, providing a window into the GBA and China, while also providing the basis for a comparative approach to mega-cities and mega-regions.Key topics discussed in the book include:The early development of the GBA, its mix of indigenous and exogenous investments and expertise and the forces that compelled its upgrading from process manufacturingThe regional strengths in clusters, transportation networks and regional innovation systemThe role of multi-level governance in balancing national directives, municipal autonomy and regional complementaritiesConsequences of the GBA's agglomeration for land allocation, planning, social structure and mobility, communities, sustainable development and resilience for the futureWritten in an accessible yet rigorous manner, this textbook is ideal for a course on this important region, for comparative courses on agglomeration and large-scale urban development and for people wanting a greater understanding of urban processes and China.

中国の低出生率と二人っ子政策の影響
Chen, Wei, China's Low Fertility and the Impacts of the Two-Child Policy. 416 pp. 2023:8 (Routledge, UK) * paper 2024 <699-181>
ISBN 978-1-032-55231-6 hard ¥40,832.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00 *
ISBN 978-1-032-55235-4 paper ¥9,289.- (税込) GB￡ 32.99 *

This book examines China's fertility transition over the past seven decades and explores the socioeconomic impacts of the two-child policy.The first half of this book highlights the characteristics of China's low fertility and the risk of falling to an ultra-low state, aiming to answer the question: How China's fertility is changing and evolving? How low is China's fertility? What are the demographic structure, driving forces and institutional characteristics of China's low fertility? The second half models the impacts of the two-child policy on China's population trends and demands for women, infant and child health services, and education resources for preschool, compulsive education, addressing the questions of how the two-child policy affects fertility behaviours of Chinese women, particularly the second-child fertility? How would the two-child policy impact China's future population trends, particularly labour supply and population aging? What are the consequences for obstetrics and gynaecological services, paediatrics and childcare services; and for school capacity and demand for teachers over compulsory education?The book will be an essential read for students and scholars of Chinese studies, population and demography studies, and those interested in contemporary China.

Lee, Peter Nan-shong, Public Policy and Health Care in China: The Case of Public Insurance. (Routledge Contemporary China Series 247) 296 pp. 2024 (Routledge, UK) <699-207>
ISBN 978-1-032-48619-2 hard ¥36,608.- (税込) GB￡ 130.00 *
ISBN 978-1-032-48620-8 paper ¥10,979.- (税込) GB￡ 38.99 *

This book examines the introduction and ongoing development of public medical care insurance in contemporary China. Based on extensive field investigations, residents' surveys and analyses by local policy experts and practitioners it provides a comparative analysis of the marketization of public policy in China in contrast to those in other countries, such as the United Kingdom and Germany. The book highlights system-specific issues of the centrally planned economy (CPE) during economic reform, such as alienation of entitlements from funding and historically rooted obligations in the realm of public policy, and as such fills the gap in research on the Chinese government's public financial management.Public Policy and Health Care in China will appeal to students, academics and researchers interested in public policy and health care in China, as well as Chinese society and economics more broadly.