Black Gold Politics (Hēijīn zhèngzhì 黑金政治)|Hēijīn zhèngzhì 黑金政治 (Black Gold Politics)
Sonny LO The term “black gold politics,” which refers to the practices of an alliance of corrupt officials/elites, criminal elements,
By Ashlesha Patil|2012-01-23T15:59:40+00:00January 23rd, 2012|Governance, Berkshire Encyclopedia of China, System|
Sonny LO The term “black gold politics,” which refers to the practices of an alliance of corrupt officials/elites, criminal elements,
By Ashlesha Patil|2012-01-23T15:59:40+00:00January 23rd, 2012|Governance, Berkshire Encyclopedia of China, System|
John G. BLAIR and Jerusha H. McCORMACK The People’s Republic of China, unlike other nations, is governed by a dual
By Ashlesha Patil|2012-01-23T15:59:39+00:00January 23rd, 2012|Governance, Berkshire Encyclopedia of China, System|
Thomas HEBERER Government buildings in Shanghai. The cadre system organizes the various Communist Party functionaries, civil servants, or government administrators
By Ashlesha Patil|2012-01-23T15:59:39+00:00January 23rd, 2012|Governance, Berkshire Encyclopedia of China, System|
Geoffrey GUNN A view of the harbor in Macao, China (formerly a Portuguese colony). PHOTO BY JOAN LEBOLD COHEN. On
By Ashlesha Patil|2012-01-23T15:59:38+00:00January 23rd, 2012|Governance, Berkshire Encyclopedia of China, System|
Di BAI For more than two thousand years caoyun was the centralized transportation system used by central governments of imperial
By Ashlesha Patil|2012-01-23T15:59:38+00:00January 23rd, 2012|Governance, Berkshire Encyclopedia of China, System|
Geoffrey GUNN Macao Ferry Pier. The ferry connects one Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong, to another, Macao. PHOTO BY JOAN
By Ashlesha Patil|2012-01-23T15:59:37+00:00January 23rd, 2012|Governance, Berkshire Encyclopedia of China, System|
Yamin XU A system developed in ancient China that primarily served as the means by which bureaucratic institutions and government
By Ashlesha Patil|2012-01-23T15:59:37+00:00January 23rd, 2012|Governance, Berkshire Encyclopedia of China, System|
Jennifer W. JAY Fubing 府兵 was the primary military institution that evolved during the Western Wei dynasty (535–556 CE) and
By Ashlesha Patil|2012-01-23T15:59:37+00:00January 23rd, 2012|Berkshire Encyclopedia of China, System, Governance|
Raphael ISRAELI The Canton System refers to the Qing dynasty’s practice of confining Westerners who wanted to trade with “The
By Ashlesha Patil|2012-01-23T15:59:36+00:00January 23rd, 2012|Berkshire Encyclopedia of China, System, Governance|
Paul D. BUELL The Lifan Yuan (Office to Administer Foreign Barbarians), established in 1638, was the Qing dynasty’s principal organization