List of Tables and Figures vii Acknowledgments ix Introduction: Three Decades of Reform and Opening 1 Part 1 Social Order 1 Popular Protest: Playing by the Rules Elizabeth J. Perry 11 2 Religion: The Dynamics of Religious Growth and Change Robert Weller Sun Yanfei 29 3 The Rule of Law: Pushing the Limits of Party Rule Jamie Horsley 51 Part 2 Economics 4 Economic Growth: From High-Speed to High-Quality Barry Naughton 71 5 Inequality: Overcoming the Great Divide Carl Riskin 91 6 Economic Governance: Authoritarian Upgrading and Innovative Potential Sebastian Heilmann 109 Part 3 Politics 7 Foreign Direct Investment: Diaspora Networks and Economic Reform Min Ye 129 8 Elite Politics: The Struggle for Normality Joseph Fewsmith 149 9 Local Elections: The Elusive Quest for Choice Yawei Liu 165 10 Ideology: Its Role in Reform and Opening Ren Jiantao 181 Part 4 Systemic Constraints 11 Central-Local Relations: The Power to Dominate Yongnian Zheng 193 12 Energy Governance: Fueling the Miracle Edward A. Cunningham 223 13 Environmental Challenges: From the Local to the Global Joanna Lewis 259 Conclusion: China's Next Three Decades 277 Notes 285 Index 319 About the Contributors 329