Mertha, Andrew, 1965-

China's water warriors citizen action and policy change / [electronic resource] : Andrew C. Mertha. - Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2008. - xxvii, 168 p. : ill., map.

"First printing Cornell paperback 2010."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

China's hydraulic society? -- Actors, interests, and issues at stake -- From policy conflict to political showdown : the failure at Pubugou -- From economic development to cultural heritage : expanding the sphere at Dujiangyan -- The Nu River project and the middle ground of political pluralization -- A kinder, gentler "fragmented authoritarianism"?.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Water resources development--Political aspects--China.
Environmentalism--Political aspects--China.
Economic development--Environmental aspects--China.
Environmental policy--China.


China--Politics and government--1976-2002.
China--Politics and government--2002-


Electronic books.

HD1698.C5 / M47 2008

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