White, Gordon 1942-

Riding the tiger : the politics of economic reform in post-Mao China by Gordon White ( Book )
4 editions published in 1993 in English and held by 625 libraries worldwide
Since the late 1970s China has been undergoing a profound economic transformation ushered in by the wide-ranging program of market-oriented economic reform introduced under the leadership of Deng Xiaoping.

Revolutionary socialist development in the third world ( Book )
6 editions published in 1983 in English and held by 537 libraries worldwide

China's new development strategy ( Book )
3 editions published in 1982 in English and held by 424 libraries worldwide

Developmental states in East Asia ( Book )
6 editions published between 1987 and 1988 in English and held by 349 libraries worldwide

Party and professionals : the political role of teachers in contemporary China by Gordon White ( Book )
2 editions published in 1981 in English and held by 330 libraries worldwide

The East Asian welfare model : welfare Orientalism and the state ( Book )
3 editions published in 1998 in English and held by 326 libraries worldwide
What does the East Asian welfare model actually offer, and does it really exist? In this study of the subject, the authors explore the experiences of six societies in East Asia and examine the realities behind the political rhetoric.

The democratic developmental state : politics and institutional design ( Book )
7 editions published in 1998 in English and held by 322 libraries worldwide
"The central inquiry of this new study concerns the extent to which it is possible to strive towards a new form of developmental state that can promote broad-based and equitable development in the context of legitimized, inclusive democracy. The argument running through this book is that there is scope for continuous political intervention in the design of democratic institutions that shape the context of state-led development initiatives. Institutional arrangements that foster political participation, the dispersion of political power, and increased representation by women and other disadvantaged groups can make democratic regimes more sensitive to issues of poverty, social welfare, and gender discrimination through remedial action and policy commitments."--BOOK JACKET.

Micropolitics in contemporary China : a technical unit during and after the cultural Revolution by Marc J Blecher ( Book )
5 editions published between 1979 and 1980 in English and held by 310 libraries worldwide

Democratization in the South : the jagged wave ( Book )
4 editions published in 1996 in English and held by 287 libraries worldwide

In search of civil society : market reform and social change in contemporary China by Gordon White ( Book )
5 editions published in 1996 in English and held by 285 libraries worldwide
Since 1978, China has pursued sweeping economic change in an officially sponsored transition from a Stalinist centrally planned economy to a socialist market economy. China's reformers have highlighted the need to curb the awesome power of the Leninist state and change the balance of power between state and economy, state and society. In practice, the economic reforms have set in train a process of potentially fundamental social and institutional change in China which is creating new socio-economic forces, shifting power in their direction, and raising the possibility of political transformation. This book explores the extent to which this experience can be described and understood in terms of the idea of 'civil society', defined in sociological terms as the emergence of an autonomous sphere of voluntary associations capable of organizing the interests of emergent socio-economic groups and counterbalancing the hitherto unchallenged dominance of the Marxist-Leninist state.