Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgment xi
5. Contributors xv
6. Introduction 1
7. Part I: Institutions and Instruments of Governance
8. 1. Xi Jinping and the Evolution of Chinese Leadership Politics 33
9. 2. Grand Steerage 51
10. 3. Anticorruption Forever? 82
11. 4. Future of Central–Local Relations 107
12. 5. Social Media and Governance in China 128
13. Part II: Domestic Policy Choices and Constraints
14. 6. Demographic and Health Care Challenges 151
15. 7. Can China Achieve Inclusive Urbanization? 180
16. 8. Human Capital and China’s Future 200
17. Part III: External Ambitions and Constraints
18. 9. Sources and Shapers of China’s Foreign Policy 225
19. 10. China and the Global South 247
20. 11. Bold Strategy or Irrational Exuberance? 272
21. 12. All (High-Speed Rail) Roads Lead to China 287
22. 13. China’s Military Aspirations 312
23. Part IV: A Comparative Perspective
24. 14. China’s National Trajectory 335
25. Notes 359
26. Index 429
27. Also published in the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center Series 447