Book Review: Handbook of the Politics of China by David S. G. Goodman.

• Jurisdiction: Derecho Internacional
• Author: Zhu, Zhiqun
• Date: 01 January 2017

Goodman, David S. G., ed. Handbook of the Politics of China. Northampton: Edward Elgar, 2015. xx + 553 pages. Hardcover, $280.00.

This book is a collection of over two dozen chapters on various aspects of Chinese politics. The chapters were first presented at a workshop at China's Nanjing University in May 2014. The purpose of the Handbook, as the editor David Goodman suggests, is to provide a study tool for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as academics, interested in research on different facets of Chinese politics as a field of study.

The Handbook of the Politics of China is organized into four parts. The first section deals with leadership, structures, and the institutions of politics. The second part examines the People's Republic of China's (PRC's) public policy. The third section concentrates on topics related to the PRC's political economy and social changes, and the final part addresses China's foreign relations. Part I includes seven chapters covering...