Beschreibung:
Mertha argues that as China has become increasingly market driven and decentralized, the control and management of water has transformed from an unquestioned economic imperative to a lightning rod of bureaucratic infighting, opposition, and open protest.
Preface1 China's Hydraulic Society?2 Actors, Interests, and Issues at Stake3 From Policy Confl ict to Political Showdown: The Failure at Pubugou4 From Economic Development to Cultural Heritage: Expanding the Sphere at Dujiangyan5 The Nu River Project and the Middle Ground of Political Pluralization6 A Kinder, Gentler "Fragmented Authoritarianism"?Index