China's water warriors : citizen action and policy change / Andrew C. Mertha.
China's water warriors : citizen action and policy change / Andrew C. Mertha.
China's water warriors : citizen action and policy change / Andrew C. Mertha.
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Ithaca ; London : Cornell University Press, c2008.
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N333.91009/ 15
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English
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Physical content
xvii, 168 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
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...
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Ithaca ; London : Cornell University Press, c2008.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2008.
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"In China's Water Warriors, Andrew C. Mertha argues that as China has become increasingly market-driven, decentralized, and politically heterogeneous, the control and management of water has transformed from an unquestioned economic imperative to a lightning rod of bureaucratic infighting, societal opposition, and open protest."
"Drawing from extensive field research in some of the most remote parts of Southwest China, China's Water Warriors contains rich narratives of the widespread opposition to dams in Pubugou and Dujiangyan in Sichuan province and the Nu River Project in Yunnan province. Mertha concludes that the impact and occasional success of such grassroots movemen...
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China's water warriors : citizen action and policy change / Andrew C. Mertha.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2008.
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N333.91009/ 15
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74VM8NPgvWoX
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9780801446368 (cloth : alk. paper) :
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333.9100951
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991000211959702626
