Paolo Urio: 4 books

Analysing post-Mao China is not an easy task, but it is essential in order to understand the rationale and scope of the reform process started by the Chinese leadership under the guidance of Deng Xiaoping at the end of the 1970s. Thirty years after the beginning of the reform process China has become...

In the West, innovations in new public management (NPM) have been regarded as part of the neoliberal project, whilst in China, these reforms have emerged from a very different economic and social landscape. Despite these differences however, similar measures to those introduced in the West have been...

Depuis le début des réformes en 1978, l’Etat-Parti chinois a diminué son emprise sur la société et a accordé aux organisations non-gouvernementales (ONG) un nouvel espace de liberté. Mais, en même temps, il a limité leur marge de manœuvre de façon significative. Quelles sont les raisons...

Using both Chinese and Western theoretical approaches, this book analyses the strategies implemented by China for reclaiming power in the international domain. Examining domestic measures taken by China to assure its economic and social development, it also considers the strengths and weaknesses of...