Chinas political system : modernization and tradition Chinas Political System provides a concise introduction to the political economic and social factors that determine Chinas government. Highly respected specialist June Teufel Dreyer offers expert analysis of the challenges facing Chinas economic legal military social and cultural institutions while examining the historical context and current trends. Chinas Political System asks readers to think about the broader problem of governance in China and their global implications by comprehensively showing how the past and present impact leaders citizens ethnic minorities and policies. New to the 10th Edition the first text to incorporate results from the 19th Party Congress. includes a new chapter on developments under Xi Jinping considers the effects of slowing economic growth on politics and society addresses recent Chinese assertiveness in military and foreign policy The 10th edition of Chinas 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 Inhaltsverzeichnis: Introduction The Chinese tradition Reformers warlords and communists PRC politics under Mao : 1949 1976 Deng Xiaoping and his protégés : 1976 2012 The era of Xi Jinping The politics of the economy Crime and punishment : the legal system of the PRC The role of the military Education Quality of life issues : health demography and the environment Conformity and dissent : the arts the media and social control Ethnic minorities and national integration Foreign policy Conclusions.