Illiberal law and development: property rights and conflict over land in china
Auteur :
Whiting, Susan H.
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781316512098
Date de publication :
31 janv. 2026
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book explains how China achieved transformative economic development without secure property rights and regime durability despite conflict. The state uses law both to reassign land rights from lower-value to higher-value uses and to manage the ensuing conflict. For advanced undergraduates and graduate students across social-science disciplines