Andrew C Mertha
Biographic Data
| ID | 1598650 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Andrew C Mertha |
| GIVEN NAMES | Andrew C |
| FAMILY NAME | Mertha |
| SIGNATURE | MERTHA A C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Washington University in St. Louis |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 29 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Svay
May Mayko Ebihara (1934–2005) was the first American anthropologist to conduct ethnographic research in Cambodia. Svay provides a remarkably detailed picture of individual villagers and of Khmer social structure and kinship, agriculture, politics, and religion. The world Ebihara described would soon be shattered by Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge. Fifty percent of the villagers perished in the reign of terror, including those who had been Ebihara's adoptiv…
China's Water Warriors
Mertha argues that as China has become increasingly market driven and decentralized, the control and management of water has transformed from an unquestioned economic imperative to a lightning rod of bureaucratic infighting, opposition, and open protest.
From ‘Rustless Screws’ to ‘Nail Houses’
The Business of Lobbying in China by Scott Kennedy
Journal Article The Business of Lobbying in China by Scott Kennedy Get access The Business of Lobbying in China by Scott Kennedy. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press 2005. 278 pp. $49.95. Andrew C. Mertha Andrew C. Mertha Washington University, St. Louis Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Political Science Quarterly, Volume 121, Issue 1, Spring 2006, Pages 154–155, https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1538-165X.2006…
Policy Enforcement Markets
Unbuilt Dams
Specific events can occasionally be described as turning points in the evolution of a par ticular public policy. Classic examples include the 1964 Civil Rights Act in American civil rights policy and the 1989 decision by Hungarian authorities to allow East Germans safe transit through Hungary into Austria, which culminated in the fall of the Berlin Wall. Why do such seminal events occur? How comparable are explanations in very different political…
China's “Soft” Centralization
This article analyses China's recent attempts to counter “local protectionism” and establish standardization in policy implementation and enforcement by centralizing a growing number of its regulatory bureaucracies up to the provincial level (what I refer to as “soft” centralization). In this article, I argue that Beijing's experiment with soft centralization, while successful to some extent, has nevertheless fallen short of its goals and that th…
China's New Nationalism
China at the Crossroads
Unbuilt Dams
Specific events can occasionally be described as turning points in the evolution of a par ticular public policy. Classic examples include the 1964 Civil Rights Act in American civil rights policy and the 1989 decision by Hungarian authorities to allow East Germans safe transit through Hungary into Austria, which culminated in the fall of the Berlin Wall. Why do such seminal events occur? How comparable are explanations in very different political…
From ‘Rustless Screws’ to ‘Nail Houses’
Policy Enforcement Markets
China's “Soft” Centralization
This article analyses China's recent attempts to counter “local protectionism” and establish standardization in policy implementation and enforcement by centralizing a growing number of its regulatory bureaucracies up to the provincial level (what I refer to as “soft” centralization). In this article, I argue that Beijing's experiment with soft centralization, while successful to some extent, has nevertheless fallen short of its goals and that th…
China's New Nationalism
China at the Crossroads
The Business of Lobbying in China by Scott Kennedy
Journal Article The Business of Lobbying in China by Scott Kennedy Get access The Business of Lobbying in China by Scott Kennedy. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press 2005. 278 pp. $49.95. Andrew C. Mertha Andrew C. Mertha Washington University, St. Louis Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Political Science Quarterly, Volume 121, Issue 1, Spring 2006, Pages 154–155, https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1538-165X.2006…
Policy Enforcement Markets
Unbuilt Dams
Specific events can occasionally be described as turning points in the evolution of a par ticular public policy. Classic examples include the 1964 Civil Rights Act in American civil rights policy and the 1989 decision by Hungarian authorities to allow East Germans safe transit through Hungary into Austria, which culminated in the fall of the Berlin Wall. Why do such seminal events occur? How comparable are explanations in very different political…
From ‘Rustless Screws’ to ‘Nail Houses’
China's Water Warriors
Mertha argues that as China has become increasingly market driven and decentralized, the control and management of water has transformed from an unquestioned economic imperative to a lightning rod of bureaucratic infighting, opposition, and open protest.
Svay
May Mayko Ebihara (1934–2005) was the first American anthropologist to conduct ethnographic research in Cambodia. Svay provides a remarkably detailed picture of individual villagers and of Khmer social structure and kinship, agriculture, politics, and religion. The world Ebihara described would soon be shattered by Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge. Fifty percent of the villagers perished in the reign of terror, including those who had been Ebihara's adoptiv…
China (8 works) · Political science (7 works) · Law (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Politics (4 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · Chinese history and philosophy (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Geography (3 works)