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The Party and the People

Chinese Politics in the 21st Century

By: Bruce Dickson

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The Party and the People

Chinese Politics in the 21st Century

By: Bruce Dickson

How the Chinese Communist Party maintains its power by both repressing and responding to its people Since 1949, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has maintained unrivaled control over the country, persisting even in the face of economic calamity, widespread social upheaval, and violence against its own people. Yet the party does not sustain dominance through repressive tactics alone—it pairs this with surprising responsiveness to the public. The Party and the People explores how this paradox has helped the CCP endure for decades, and how this balance has shifted increasingly toward repression under the rule of President Xi Jinping. Delving into the tenuous binary of repression and responsivity, Bruce Dickson illuminates numerous questions surrounding the CCP’s rule: How does it choose leaders and create policies? When does it allow protests? Will China become democratic? Dickson shows that the party’s dual approach lies at the core of its practices—repression when dealing with existential, political threats or challenges to its authority, and responsiveness when confronting localized economic or social unrest. The state answers favorably to the demands of protesters on certain issues, such as local environmental hazards and healthcare, but deals harshly with others, such as protests in Tibet, Xinjiang, or Hong Kong. With the CCP’s greater reliance on suppression since Xi Jinping’s rise to power in 2012, Dickson considers the ways that this tipping of the scales will influence China’s future. Bringing together a vast body of sources, The Party and the People sheds new light on how the relationship between the Chinese state and its citizens shapes governance.

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Princeton University Press

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The Dictator's Dilemma

The Chinese Communist Party's Strategy for Survival

By: Bruce J. Dickson

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The Dictator's Dilemma

The Chinese Communist Party's Strategy for Survival

By: Bruce J. Dickson

Many observers predicted the collapse of the Chinese Communist Party following the Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989, and again following the serial collapse of communist regimes behind the Iron Curtain. Their prediction, however, never proved true. Despite minor setbacks, China has experienced explosive economic growth and relative political stability ever since 1989. In The Dictator's Dilemma, eminent China scholar Bruce Dickson provides a comprehensive explanation for regime's continued survival and prosperity. Dickson contends that the popular media narrative of the party's impending implosion ignores some basic facts. The regime's policies may generate resentment and protest, but the CCP still enjoys a surprisingly high level of popular support. Nor is the party is not cut off from the people it governs. It consults with a wide range of specialists, stakeholders, and members of the general public in a selective yet extensive manner. Further, it tolerates and even encourages a growing and diverse civil society, even while restricting access to it. Today, the majority of Chinese people see the regime as increasingly democratic even though it does not allow political competition and its leaders are not accountable to the electorate. In short, while the Chinese people may prefer change, they prefer that it occurs within the existing political framework. In reaching this conclusion, Dickson draws upon original public opinion surveys, interviews, and published materials to explain why there is so much popular support for the regime. This basic stability is a familiar story to China specialists, but not to those whose knowledge of contemporary China is limited to the popular media. The Dictator's Dilemma, an engaging synthesis of how the CCP rules and its future prospects, will enlighten both audiences, and will be essential for anyone interested in understanding China's increasing importance in world politics.

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The Party and the People

Chinese Politics in the 21st Century

By: Bruce Dickson

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Chinese Politics in the 21st Century

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Red Capitalists in China

The Party, Private Entrepreneurs, and Prospects for Political Change

By: Bruce J. Dickson

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Red Capitalists in China

The Party, Private Entrepreneurs, and Prospects for Political Change

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Cambridge University Press

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The Dictator's Dilemma

The Chinese Communist Party's Strategy for Survival

By: Bruce J. Dickson

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The Chinese Communist Party's Strategy for Survival

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Allies of the State

China's Private Entrepreneurs and Democratic Change

By: Jie Chen,Bruce J. Dickson

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Allies of the State

China's Private Entrepreneurs and Democratic Change

By: Jie Chen,Bruce J. Dickson

Allies of the State is a finely tuned laser of a book. With a rigorous yet elegant research design deployed with great dexterity, the argument unfolds in tantalizing layers, as Chen and Dickson get us closer than ever to understanding the political attitudes and behavior of China's private entrepreneurs."ùScott Kennedy, author of The Business of Lobbying in China --

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Harvard University Press

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The Pipes of War - A Record of Achievements of Piduring the War 1914-18

By: , John Grant - Bruce Seton

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The Pipes of War - A Record of Achievements of Piduring the War 1914-18

By: , John Grant - Bruce Seton

This record of the achievements of pipers during the war of 1914-18 is not intended to be an appeal to emotionalism. It aims at showing that, in spite of the efforts of a very efficient enemy to prevent individual gallantry, in spite of the physical conditions of the modern battlefield, the pipes of war, the oldest instrument in the world, have played an even greater part in the orchestra of battle in this than they have in past campaigns. The piper, be he Highlander, or Lowlander, or Scot from Overseas, has accomplished the impossible—not rarely and under favourable conditions, but almost as a matter of routine; and to him not Scotland only but the British Empire owes more than they have yet appreciated. In doing so he has sacrificed himself; and Scotland—and the world—must face the fact that a large proportion of the men who played the instrument and kept alive the old traditions have completed their self-imposed task. With 500 pipers killed and 600 wounded something must be done to raise a new generation of players; it is a matter of national importance that this should be taken in hand at once, and that the sons of those who have gone should follow in the footsteps of their fathers...

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anboco

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Wealth Into Power

The Communist Party's Embrace of China's Private Sector

By: Bruce J. Dickson

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Wealth Into Power

The Communist Party's Embrace of China's Private Sector

By: Bruce J. Dickson

Dickson argues that, rather than promoting democratization, China's entrepreneurs offer key support for the Communist Party's agenda.

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Assessing the Lee Teng-hui Legacy in Taiwan's Politics

Democratic Consolidation and External Relations

By: Bruce Dickson,Chien-Min Chao

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Assessing the Lee Teng-hui Legacy in Taiwan's Politics

Democratic Consolidation and External Relations

By: Bruce Dickson,Chien-Min Chao

The 12 years of Lee Teng-hui's presidency were marked by a series of contrary trends such as progress in the consolidation of Taiwan's democracy, and periodic conflicts with China. This book assesses the complex legacy of Lee Teng-hui by looking at his accomplishments and setbacks.

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Routledge

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1315290391

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Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Theories for Social Work Practice

By: Bruce A. Thyer,Catherine N. Dulmus,Karen M. Sowers

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Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Theories for Social Work Practice

By: Bruce A. Thyer,Catherine N. Dulmus,Karen M. Sowers

An accessible and engaging guide to the study of human behavior in the social environment, covering every major theoretical approach Providing an overview of the major human behavioral theories used to guide social work practice with individuals, families, small groups, and organizations, Human Behavior in the Social Environment examines a different theoretical approach in each chapter from its historical and conceptual origins to its relevance to social work and clinical applications. Each chapter draws on a theoretical approach to foster understanding of normative individual human development and the etiology of dysfunctional behavior, as well as to provide guidance in the application of social work intervention. Edited by a team of scholars, Human Behavior in the Social Environment addresses the Council on Social Work Education's required competencies for accreditation (EPAS) and explores: Respondent Learning theory Operant Learning theory Cognitive-Behavioral theory Attachment theory Psychosocial theory Person-Centered theory Genetic theory Ecosystems theory Small Group theory Family Systems theory Organizational theory

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118240162

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The Emerging Pacific Community

By: Robert L Downen,Bruce J. Dickson

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The Emerging Pacific Community

By: Robert L Downen,Bruce J. Dickson

As the nations of the Pacific Ocean region experience rapid economic growth, they have begun to recognize the vast potential benefits of regional interdependence. Recent threats of economic nationalism, according to many specialists, have only strengthened the need for organized regional cooperation. The relative success of the Association of South

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1000300943

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Democratizing Taiwan

By: J. Bruce Jacobs

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Democratizing Taiwan

By: J. Bruce Jacobs

Taiwan—together with India, Japan and South Korea—is one of only four consolidated Asian democracies. Democratizing Taiwan provides the most comprehensive analysis of Taiwan's peaceful democratization including its past violent authoritarian experiences, leadership both within and outside government, popular protest and elections, and constitutional interpretation and amendments. Using extensive field research including the conduct of many interviews with government and party leaders, journalists, academics and a wide variety of citizens over many years as well as substantial research into documents, newspapers and academic research, Professor Jacobs provides many new insights into Taiwan's democratization. He also analyses areas in which Taiwan continues to face difficulties.

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Proactive Police Management

By: Edward A. Thibault,Lawrence M. Lynch,R. Bruce McBride

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Proactive Police Management

By: Edward A. Thibault,Lawrence M. Lynch,R. Bruce McBride

Our approach to police organizational management is proactive rather than reactive, with police managers anticipating events through planning, using police personnel and resources effectively, and delivering a whole range of police services to the community. This proactive concept is not new. In the preface of the 1829 duty manual of the recently organized London Metropolitan Police, Commissioners Rowan and Mayne wrote, It should be understood, at the outset, that the object to be obtained is the prevention of crime. To this great end every effort of the police is to be directed. The security of person and property, the preservation of public tranquility, and all other objects of a police establishment will thus be better effected than by the detection and punishment of the offender after he has succeeded in committing the crime. Every member of the police force, as the guide for personal and professional conduct should constantly keep this in mind. Officers and police constables should endeavor by such vigilance and activity as may render it impossible for anyone to commit a crime within that portion of the town under their charge. Thus proactive policing is a grand and noble tradition of the first modern police force and policing throughout the ages. Based on the authors' experience in education, policing, and management, three important considerations must be made before discussing proactive management for American policing. First, we believe that sound management is management based on a combination of theory and practice. Practice without analysis causes us to repeat the mistakes of history, so our theoretical analysis must be directed toward the practical for implementation into the day-to-day rigors of operating a police department. Second, we reject complete adherence to the authoritarian as well as to the purely participatory styles of management. In the authoritarian model, which dominates many police organizations, important elements of planning and communications are eliminated or lost. In the full participatory model, response to emergency and life-threatening situations is hampered because too many people are involved, and decisions take too long. In crisis management, for example, one person has to be in charge of the crisis-management team, with subordinates responding to this top administrator. Third, we rely to a great extent on the consultative style of management. As will be shown, the consultative style leaves room for change and "doors open" throughout all elements of the police organization. It can be an efficient and dynamic style of management, provided that the necessary elements of a well-run law enforcement agency are met. Consultation also includes discussions with the community on law enforcement and safety problems. It is one of the key ingredients for community-oriented and problem-oriented policing, which are being publicly advanced by police and community leaders. Proactive planning to deal with an infrastructure attack or activity by a "spree" sniper has to be done in consultation with private and public agencies and the community. This new edition of Proactive Police Management provides a review, analysis, and synthesis of the various approaches to police management, including traditional scientific management, the behavioral/systems approach, and the human relations approach. There is enough detail concerning basic organization and management skills that police managers and students of police management will find the text useful. At the same time, major conceptual contributions from the behavioral sciences and human relations are explored in the context of police management. Most important is the constant theme of being proactive: planning ahead, anticipating the future, and attempting to establish some control by police managers over those future events. Community policing is emphasized. Overall, community policing echoes the relationship between police and the community before automobiles and wireless radios. Much attention is also paid to evolving theories, such as total quality management and reengineering, along with new applications of computer technology, such as the spatial and time analysis of crime events. This combination of new proactive management concepts and the application of new technology continues to revolutionize policing as well as other private and public services in the United States. In the first edition, we wrote that most police departments operate on traditional organization principles as stated in O.W Wilson's classic police administration text from the 1950s. Since the 1990s, college-educated and professionally trained managers have become concerned with twenty-first-century proactive communication advances and organizational theories that can be readily applied to their departments. Policing today remains in the limelight in terms of ethics, the use of authority and force, the crime problem as related to increased drug use and trafficking, and repeated calls by state and national leaders for dealing with crime and terrorism problems. Correspondingly, many police managers complain that they must do more with less under the burden of antiquated civil service and collective bargaining rules and reduced budgets. From the viewpoint of the general public, there is widespread support for police to contain crime. Communities will no longer tolerate corruption and brutality, as shown by the response to police brutality and racism in Los Angeles, New York City, and Cincinnati, along with the racial profiling issues in New Jersey and Maryland. The events of September 11, 2001, have had a profound impact on American policing. Departments of all sizes and types are now taking on additional responsibilities related to homeland security and emergency planning. It is against this background that we present the proactive style of management. This book is widely used both as a textbook for college and university classes in police management and as a reference text for police managers in dealing with operational issues in their departments. It is also used for training police supervisors and administrators and is required reading for civil service promotional examinations.

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Never Content

How Mavericks and Outsiders Made a Surprise Winner of Maritime Life

By: Harry Bruce

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Never Content

How Mavericks and Outsiders Made a Surprise Winner of Maritime Life

By: Harry Bruce

In Never Content, author Harry Bruce works from confidential corporate documents and candid interviews - in what is now hailed as 'Canada's insurance-consolidation sweepstakes' - to unravel and uncover the values, personalities and maneuvers that took Maritime Life from stalwart survivor to surprise victor in a takeover game in which only the strong survive. Never Content is the captivating tale of a financial-services company whose incredible success is borne out of dissatisfaction with the status quo and an original approach that never fails to surprise Bay Street. Originally conceived as a homegrown alternative to the out-of-province operators who dominated the business, Maritime Life has been a constant contrarian. It was the first to computerize its accounting system, replace career sales agents in favour of independent agents and provide the armed services with group insurance. It has been an industry leader in product innovation. The story of Maritime Life has produced a unique corporate culture, over two thousand employees, more than $14 billion in assets under administration and one of the top life insurance companies in Canada. Veteran reporter and social commentator Harry Bruce delivers a powerful business story set against a vast sweep of history-a riveting and inspiring tale of acquisition and advantage with telling lessons for any student of business strategy.

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Allies of the State

China's Private Entrepreneurs and Democratic Change

By: Jie Chen,Bruce J. Dickson

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Allies of the State

China's Private Entrepreneurs and Democratic Change

By: Jie Chen,Bruce J. Dickson

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