Developmental Citizenship in China: Economic Reform, Social Governance, and Chinese Post-Socialism

This book provides the first collaborative analysis of developmental citizenship in China and its practical and ideological implications for Chinese post-socialism. It explores how development in post-socialist China is a collective political-economic project that involves political, social, and economic dimensions of public governance. Developmental citizenship is a generic category of citizenship that aims to improve people's material livelihood through augmented jobs and incomes. This book highlights the practical centrality of developmental citizenship in post-socialist social governance and compares China with its industrialized capitalist neighbors in terms of their common sociopolitical order of national developmentalism.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 116 pages
Publication date: 25 September 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This groundbreaking book provides the first comprehensive and collaborative exploration of diverse conditions and facets of developmental citizenship in China, shedding light on its practical and ideological implications for the country's post-socialist era. Development in post-socialist China, akin to its industrialized capitalist counterparts, emerges as a collective political-economic endeavor that encompasses political, social, and economic dimensions of public governance. Within this historical context, developmental citizenship emerges as a versatile category of citizenship in practice, transcending the confines of separate civil, political, or social rights. The primary objective of post-socialist dictatorial politics in China, as well as in a multitude of other post-socialist nations, has become the enhancement of people's material well-being through increased job opportunities and incomes. A meticulous and thorough examination of post-Mao China from a citizenship perspective reveals the practical significance of developmental citizenship in the governance of post-socialist society. When compared to its industrialized capitalist neighbors, such as Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan, China's post-socialist society exhibits a pervasive scope and diverse array of developmental citizenship practices.

The chapters included in this book were originally published as a special issue of the esteemed journal "Citizenship Studies." This publication marks a significant contribution to the field of citizenship studies, offering valuable insights into the complex dynamics of developmental citizenship in China and its broader implications for post-socialist societies.

Weight: 453g
Dimension: 246 x 174 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032113982