The power of ideas : the rising influence of thinkers and think tanks in China / Cheng Li. (Text)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: I.Introduction -- ch. 1 The Power of Ideas and Ideas of Power: Chinese Think Tanks in Search of Prominence -- II.Prominent Chinese Thinkers -- ch. 2 Hu Angang (Demographer and Economist): Championing Chinese Optimism and Exceptionalism -- ch. 3 Yu Keping (Political Scientist): Making Democracy Safe for China -- ch. 4 He Weifang (Legal Scholar): Fighting for a Constitutional China through Public Enlightenment and Legal Professionalism -- ch. 5 He Huaihong (Philosopher and Ethicist): Bringing Ethics Back into Chinese Discourse -- III.The Dynamics and Constraints of Chinese Think Tank Development -- ch. 6 China's New Think Tanks: Where Officials, Entrepreneurs, and Scholars Interact -- ch. 7 An Imperative for China's New Think Tanks: Seeking Uniqueness and Diversity -- ch. 8 The Prospects for China's Private Think Tanks -- ch. 9 Dissemination of Ideas and Credibility of Think Tank Research -- Contents note continued: ch. 10 The Role of Think Tanks in Reconstructing Values in Present-Day China -- ch. 11 The Role of Think Tanks in Promoting Mutual Understanding and Preventing Misjudgment in Sino-U.S. Relations -- ch. 12 Chinese Think Tanks Go Global -- IV.Toward a More Pluralistic Decision-Making Process -- ch. 13 Interest Group Politics in China: A Paradox of Hope and Fear -- ch. 14 Shaping China's Foreign Policy: The Role of Foreign-Educated Returnees -- V.Conclusion: Top-Level Design of Reform and China's Political Future -- ch. 15 Will China's "Top-Level Design of Reform" Prevent a "Bottom-Up Revolution"? -- ch. 16 Xi Jinping's Reform Agenda: Promises and Risks.