China's long march toward rule of law / by Randall Peerenboom.

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2002.

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Rule of law -- China.

Law reform -- China.

1. Introduction

2. The evolution of rule of law in China : the role of law in historical context

3. Post-Mao reforms : competing conceptions of rule of law

4. Rule of law and its critics

5. Retreat of the party and the state

6. The legislative system : battling chaos

7. The judiciary : in search of independence, authority and competence

8. The legal profession : the quest for independence and professionalism

9. The administrative law regime : reining in an unruly bureaucracy

10. Rule of law and economic devolpment

11. Rule of law, democracy and human rights

12. Conclusion : The future of legal reform.

Includes index.

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xvii; 673 p.