China's leadership in the 21st century : the rise of the fourth generation / David M. Finkelstein and Maryanne Kivlehan, editors.

"An east gate book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The rise of the fourth generation: overview and implications / David M. Finkelstein and Maryanne Kivlehan -- Poised to take the helm: rising stars and the transition to the fourth generation / Cheng Li -- Hu Jintao's succession: prospects and challenges / Murray Scot Tanner -- The provinces: training ground for national leaders or a power in their own right? / Zhiyue Bo -- Leading small groups: managing all under heaven / Taeho Kim -- The role of mishus in the Chinese political system: change and continuity / James C. Mulvenon and Michael S. Chase -- Where do correct ideas come from?: the party school, key think tanks, and the intellectuals / Joseph Fewsmith -- From the July 1 speech to the sixteenth party congress: ideology, party construction, and leadership transition / Guoguang Wu -- Economics as the central task: do entrepreneurs matter? / Bruce J. Dickson -- Social dynamics and new generation politics / Carol Lee Hamrin -- The absent-minded reform of China's media / Anne Stevenson-Yang -- The generation after next in Chinese politics / Willy Wo-Lap Lam -- Remaining relevant: the challenges for the party in late-Leninist China / David Shambaugh.