"In this book, Hannes Lacher traces the modern disjuncture of the spaces of economic organization and political governance to the territorial prefiguration of capitalism, and analyses the distinctive strategies through which states and social forces sought to overcome this gap in historically...

Stability, development and unity in contemporary China -- Critical developments in Chinese politics -- Privatisation -- Uneven economic development -- China's environmental problems -- Population change and food security in China -- Ethnic minorities -- Critical social issues -- Cross strait...