Beyond the Middle Kingdom : Comparative Perspectives on China's Capitalist Transformation

Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Overcoming Our Middle Kingdom Complex: Finding China's Place in Comparative Politics / Scott Kennedy -- Part One: Chinese Economic Reform and the Varieties of Capitalism -- 2. Variety Within and Without: The Political Economy of Chinese Regulation / Margaret M. Pearson -- 3. Developmental Dreams: Policy and Reality in China's Economic Reforms / Arthur R. Kroeber -- 4. Crossing the River by Feeling for Stones or Carried Across by the Current? The Transformation of the Chinese Automotive Sector / Andrew Wedeman -- 5. Welfare Policy Pathways Among Large Uneven Developers / Mark W. Frazier -- Part Two: Interest Groups in an Authoritarian Context -- 6. Fragmented Influence: Business Lobbying in China in Comparative Perspective / Scott Kennedy -- 7. Comparing China's Capitalists: Neither Democratic Nor Exceptional / Kellee S. Tsai -- 8. When Are Banks Sold to Foreigners? An Examination of the Politics of Selling Banks in Mexico, Korea, and China / Victor Shih -- Conclusion -- 9. Placing China in Comparison: An Outsider's Perspective / Gregory J. Kasza -- Notes -- List of Contributors -- Index.