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The roles of law and politics in China's development by Yu, Guanghua (Law professor)

Contents: “…Preface -- List of tables -- Acknowledgement -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Informal and Formal Contracts -- 2.1: Introduction -- 2.2: The Informal Contractual Arrangements in Wenzhou -- 2.2.1: Direct Private Borrowing -- 2.2.2: Borrowing through the Intermediary of Yinbei -- 2.2.3: Juhui -- 2.2.4: Direct Fund Raising by Enterprises -- 2.3: Formal Contractual Arrangements -- 2.3.1: Bills of Exchange -- 2.3.2: Documentary Credit -- 2.3.3: Secured Lending -- 2.3.3.1: Two cases -- 2.3.3.2: Statistical evidence -- 2.3.3.3: Questionnaire survey -- 2.4: Contract Law Enforcement and Economic Development -- 2.5: Conclusion -- Chapter 3: Contract Enforcement Revisited -- 3.1: Introduction -- 3.2: A Demand-side Analysis -- 3.2.1: Problems with Informal Contract Enforcement -- 3.2.2: The Nature of China's Economy -- 3.2.3: Liberalization of the Chinese Economy and the Formal Law -- 3.2.3.1: Liberalization of the Economy -- 3.2.3.2: Liberalization of Economic Activities -- 3.2.3.3: Network Effects of the Formal Legal System -- 3.3: A Supply-side Explanation -- 3.3.1: Statistical Evidence -- 3.3.2: A Political Economy Explanation of the Supply-side Expansion -- 3.4: The Survey Results -- 3.5: Conclusion -- Chapter 4: The Role of Mortgages -- 4.1: Introduction -- 4.2: The Device of Mortgages and Formal Law -- 4.3: Mortgages Law and Bank Lending -- 4.3.1: The Legal Framework -- 4.3.1.1: The law of mortgages on immovable property -- 4.3.1.2: The law of mortgages on movable property -- 4.3.2: The Evidence and Explanations -- 4.3.2.1: Evidence on mortgage of immovable property -- 4.3.2.2: Evidence on mortgage of movable property -- 4.3.3: Questionnaire Survey -- 4.4: Conclusion -- Chapter 5: Protective and Non-Protective Functions of Law -- 5.1: Introduction -- 5.2: Inadequate Evidence in Dismissing the Role of Law in Economic Development -- 5.3: Signaling, Self-Commitment and Coordination -- 5.3.1: Signaling -- 5.3.2: Self-commitment -- 5.3.3: Coordination -- 5.3.3.1: Introduction -- 5.3.3.2: Coordination of the Listing of SOEs -- 5.3.3.3: Enforcement of the Anti-Monopoly Law -- 5.3.3.4: Enforcement of Judgments -- 5.4: The Role of Government -- 5.4.1: Introduction -- 5.4.2: Government's Role on SOEs -- 5.4.3: Government's Role in TVEs -- 5.4.4: Government's Role in the Provision of Public Goods -- 5.5: Conclusion -- Chapter 6: Explaining the Persistence of Authoritarianism -- 6.1: Introduction -- 6.2: Modernization -- 6.3: Cultural or Ideological Explanation -- 6.4: The Geo-political Variable -- 6.5: Resilience or Legitimacy -- 6.6: Review of Survey Results -- 6.7: Conclusion -- Chapter 7: Democracy and Economic Development -- 7.1: Introduction -- 7.2: The Relationship between Democracy and Economic Development -- 7.3: The Indirect Effects of Democracy on Economic Development -- 7.3.1: Rights to Property -- 7.3.2: Investment and Finance -- 7.3.3: Rule of Law -- 7.3.4: Education and Human Capital -- 7.4: Indirect Effects and One-Party Rule -- 7.5: Conclusion -- Chapter 8: Towards Deliberative Democracy -- 8.1: Introduction -- 8.2: Motivations Of Takeover Of Corporations And Governments -- 8.2.1: Motivations of Takeover of Corporations -- 8.2.1.1: Seeking Synergy -- 8.2.1.2: Disciplining Managers -- 8.2.1.3: Building Empire -- 8.2.1.4: Exploiting Stakeholders -- 8.2.2: Motivations of Takeover of Governments -- 8.2.2.1: Empire Building -- 8.2.2.2: Overthrowing Repressive Regimes -- 8.2.2.3: Improving Governmental Performance -- 8.2.2.4: Wealth Redistribution -- 8.2.3: A Comparison of the Motivations of Takeover of Corporations and Governments -- 8.3: Information and Expertise of Acquirers -- 8.4: Resources Used and the Possibility of Externalizing the Cost of Takeovers -- 8.5: Measurement of Success or Failure of Takeover of Corporations and Governments -- 8.6: Implications for Regime Choices -- 8.6.1: Legitimacy -- 8.6.2: Democracy -- 8.6.3: Performance -- 8.7: Conclusion -- Chapter 9: Conclusion and Future Options -- 9.1: Political Options -- 9.2: Economic Options -- 9.3: Rule of Law Reform Options -- Bibliography -- Index.…”
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China's impact on the African Renaissance : the baobab grows by Jonker, Kobus, 1950-, Robinson, Bryan

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