---------------------------------------------------- Internet Guide for China Studies Newsletter http://sun.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/igcs/ignew.htm ---------------------------------------------------- 14 Jan 2001 (HL) New in IGCS - Education: University in Turmoil: The Political Economy of Shenzhen University Ed./Corp.: Michael Agelasto 1998 URL: http://www.paganvillages.com/Goddess/agelasto/turmoil/index.html). Language: English. Self description: "[...T]he most comprehensive study written to date about a Chinese work-unit. Through considerably rich detail, it portrays the life and times of Shenzhen University [...]. Focusing on administration and finances at the university, it peeks into a world that has been left largely unexplored. Along with the author's companion study, Educational Disengagement: Undermining Academic Quality at a Chinese University, this volume provides a look into the day-to-day operation of a work-unit [...]. Michael Agelasto, until his retirement, was an independent scholar specializing in Chinese education and culture. His dissertation explored the use of social relationships (guanxi) in job procurement by Shenzhen University graduates. He was co-editor of the 1998 compilation Higher Education in Post-Mao China and the author of Educational Disengagement: Undermining Academic Quality at a Chinese University." Description: This study is based on the author's six-year employment at Shenzhen University. Site contents: (1) I. The SEZ Environment and University Founding; (2) II. Founding Father Luo Zhengqi (1983-1989); (3) III. New Leadership (1989-1992); (4) IV. A Fleeting Ray of Hope (Cai Delin - 1992-1996); (5) V. Finances and Budgets; (6) VI. Party and Politics; (7) VII. Governance and Participation; (8) VIII. Reputation and Corruption; (9) IX. Conclusion; (includes maps, figures, and tables). Note: On-line publication (358 pp.) available in PDF format. Resource suggested via Asian Studies WWW Monitor (11 Jan 2001) by Michael Agelasto. _______________________________________________________ With kind regards, Hanno Lecher ([log in to unmask]) INTERNET GUIDE FOR CHINA STUDIES -- editor http://www.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/igcs/ _______________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from this list, please send an email to: [log in to unmask] containing the following message: SIGNOFF IGCS-L