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Tables of Contents for Government and Market in China
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Acknowledgments
vii
Introduction
9
22
Local Government and Economic Reform in China: Puzzles to be Explained
10
3
Contending Theoretical Perspectives: State, Market and Reforms
13
12
Overview of the Argument: A Political Perspective
25
2
Structure of the Book
27
4
Xihu and the Politics of the Rise of Local Collective Enterprises
31
20
Local Geographical, Historical and Economic Context
32
5
Xihu's Economic Development in an Historical Perspective
37
6
Market Reform, Political Interest and Local Economic Development
43
1
Politics and the Rise of Local Collective Enterprises: the Case of Gujia
44
5
Conclusion
49
2
Local Governments and Fiscal Reform
51
24
Fiscal Reform in the 1980s and 1990s
52
5
Fiscal Reform in Xihu: Creating Incentives for Economic Development
57
6
Intervening in Local Economy: Economics not Fully in Command
63
10
Conclusion
73
2
Managerial Incentives and Agency Problems in Local Collective Enterprises
75
24
Explaining Managerial Behaviour in Local Collective Enterprises
76
3
Typology of Enterprise Managers
79
5
Incentives and Risk of Loss Facing Enterprise Managers
84
5
The Contract System and Principal Agent Relationships
89
9
Conclusion
98
1
Local Government and Private Business in Xihu District
99
22
National Policy towards Private Business
100
4
The Disposition of Private Business in Xihu: Attitudes and Policies of Local Governments
104
5
Profiting from Private Business: Divided Responses within Local State Hierarchy
109
8
Breaking Bureaucratic Constraints: Strategies of Private Business
117
3
Conclusion
120
1
Privatization and Persistence of Local State Power
121
22
Reforming Public Ownership in Local Collective Enterprises
122
5
Sharing out the Collectives: Share Structure, Transformation Process and Local Cadres' Interest
127
7
Governing the Shareholding Cooperative Enterprises
134
4
Managerial Incentives and Agency Problems under the Shareholding System
138
4
Conclusion
142
1
Restructuring the Local Collective Regime: The Politics of the Village-Level Shareholding Cooperatives
143
22
National Development: A Brief Review
145
2
Local Government Ownership: The Institutional Origin of Property Rights Conflict
147
6
The Politics of Corporatizing the Village: A Case Study
153
6
Village Corporations as New Instruments for Political Control
159
4
Conclusion
163
2
Conclusion
165
10
Market Reform and the Political Logic of Local State-Led Economic Development
166
2
Privatization and its Consequence for State Power
168
3
The Future Role of Local Government in China's Transitional Economy
171
4
Appendix: List of Interviewees
175
4
Bibliography
179
19
Books and Articles
179
17
Chinese Journals and Newspaper Cited
196
2
List of Tables
198
1
Abbreviations
199
2
Index
201