Philip Hsu
Biographic Data
| ID | 4158273 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Philip Hsu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Philip |
| FAMILY NAME | Hsu |
| SIGNATURE | HSU P |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Taiwan University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5510-7137 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Discontinuation of a Vicious Cycle? The Evolutionary Contour of China’s Central–Local Relations, 1978–2018
As a retrospective exploration of China’s central–local relations over the past four decades of the reform era, this paper argues that since the mid-1990s, relations have evolved with a growing likelihood to break away from the vicious cycle of decentralization and recentralization since 1949. China’s post-reform era started in synchronization with a sweeping move toward decentralization, a trend which generated a myriad of systemic crises that t…
Central–provincial power relations in the fiscal realm of China, 1980–2014
This chapter presents the major issues and the scope of central-provincial fiscal relations. It explores a historical recounting of crucial developments in the policy area since 1980. The chapter summarizes the major findings, offers a succinct exploration of the likely changes ahead after the 18th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and highlights new avenues for research in the future. The chapter also explores some parties&s; behavi…
Asymmetrical adaptations to grassroots self-government between rural and urban China
This article explores how the party-state in China manages to cope with grassroots self-government (jiceng zizhi) in a changing social milieu. Specifically, the party-state resorts to simultaneous deployment of carrots and sticks, dubbed "dual adaptations" in this article, in coping with the leading organizations of grassroots self-government—villagers committee in the rural and residents committee in the urban areas. On the one hand, it attempts…
Between Identity Quest and Risk Aversion
This article argues that how President Chen Shui-bian's provocative initiatives have impacted cross-strait stability since 2003 generates crucial lessons, not available in the past, for understanding the propelling and constraining dynamics of a cross-strait military conflict in the long run. The lessons are grounded in three interrelated sets of interactive logic: between the Chen Administration and the Taiwan electorate; between Taiwan people's…
Reappraising the debate and practice of US strategic ambiguity/clarity in cross-strait relations
The US strategic ambiguity versus clarity has been a centerpiece in maintaining cross-strait stability since the 1995–96 Taiwan Strait crisis. Dialogues and debates abound regarding the relative effectiveness of discrete US policy choices. The current thaw in cross-strait relations does not forestall decisively the resurgence in the long run of the cross-strait tensions during 2000–08, rendering the strategic ambiguity/clarity still a relevant is…
In Search of Public Accountability
This article specifically attempts to answer two interrelated research questions: firstly, how do democratic consultation assemblies (DCAs) heighten public accountability in the current institutional setting of China's sub‐provincial localities?; and secondly, what can be learned, from the Chinese case, in relation to achieving public accountability elsewhere? To address the first question, this article will explore two particular variations of t…
Deconstructing decentralization in China
This article examines the congruent and conflicting effects of fiscal decentralization and power devolution—two main types of decentralization in post‐reform China—in order to tackle the insufficient distinction between them in current academic analyses. Derived from the two types of decentralization respectively are fiscal incentive and local autonomy, which influence local states' policy implementation in turnover taxation. By uncovering the un…
Commentary
This article first explains why instead of undergoing escalated tensions, the relations across the Taiwan Strait have eased up since Taiwan's presidential election in 2000, regardless of the unresolved stalemate over the ‘one China’ issue. Then it dissects the problems currently inherent in Beijing's stance on the ‘one China’ issue and in its unification bid backed by force. Arguing that integration by choice but not unification by force promotes…
Deconstructing decentralization in China
This article examines the congruent and conflicting effects of fiscal decentralization and power devolution—two main types of decentralization in post‐reform China—in order to tackle the insufficient distinction between them in current academic analyses. Derived from the two types of decentralization respectively are fiscal incentive and local autonomy, which influence local states' policy implementation in turnover taxation. By uncovering the un…
Reappraising the debate and practice of US strategic ambiguity/clarity in cross-strait relations
The US strategic ambiguity versus clarity has been a centerpiece in maintaining cross-strait stability since the 1995–96 Taiwan Strait crisis. Dialogues and debates abound regarding the relative effectiveness of discrete US policy choices. The current thaw in cross-strait relations does not forestall decisively the resurgence in the long run of the cross-strait tensions during 2000–08, rendering the strategic ambiguity/clarity still a relevant is…
Between Identity Quest and Risk Aversion
This article argues that how President Chen Shui-bian's provocative initiatives have impacted cross-strait stability since 2003 generates crucial lessons, not available in the past, for understanding the propelling and constraining dynamics of a cross-strait military conflict in the long run. The lessons are grounded in three interrelated sets of interactive logic: between the Chen Administration and the Taiwan electorate; between Taiwan people's…
In Search of Public Accountability
This article specifically attempts to answer two interrelated research questions: firstly, how do democratic consultation assemblies (DCAs) heighten public accountability in the current institutional setting of China's sub‐provincial localities?; and secondly, what can be learned, from the Chinese case, in relation to achieving public accountability elsewhere? To address the first question, this article will explore two particular variations of t…
Commentary
This article first explains why instead of undergoing escalated tensions, the relations across the Taiwan Strait have eased up since Taiwan's presidential election in 2000, regardless of the unresolved stalemate over the ‘one China’ issue. Then it dissects the problems currently inherent in Beijing's stance on the ‘one China’ issue and in its unification bid backed by force. Arguing that integration by choice but not unification by force promotes…
Deconstructing decentralization in China
This article examines the congruent and conflicting effects of fiscal decentralization and power devolution—two main types of decentralization in post‐reform China—in order to tackle the insufficient distinction between them in current academic analyses. Derived from the two types of decentralization respectively are fiscal incentive and local autonomy, which influence local states' policy implementation in turnover taxation. By uncovering the un…
In Search of Public Accountability
This article specifically attempts to answer two interrelated research questions: firstly, how do democratic consultation assemblies (DCAs) heighten public accountability in the current institutional setting of China's sub‐provincial localities?; and secondly, what can be learned, from the Chinese case, in relation to achieving public accountability elsewhere? To address the first question, this article will explore two particular variations of t…
Between Identity Quest and Risk Aversion
This article argues that how President Chen Shui-bian's provocative initiatives have impacted cross-strait stability since 2003 generates crucial lessons, not available in the past, for understanding the propelling and constraining dynamics of a cross-strait military conflict in the long run. The lessons are grounded in three interrelated sets of interactive logic: between the Chen Administration and the Taiwan electorate; between Taiwan people's…
Reappraising the debate and practice of US strategic ambiguity/clarity in cross-strait relations
The US strategic ambiguity versus clarity has been a centerpiece in maintaining cross-strait stability since the 1995–96 Taiwan Strait crisis. Dialogues and debates abound regarding the relative effectiveness of discrete US policy choices. The current thaw in cross-strait relations does not forestall decisively the resurgence in the long run of the cross-strait tensions during 2000–08, rendering the strategic ambiguity/clarity still a relevant is…
Central–provincial power relations in the fiscal realm of China, 1980–2014
This chapter presents the major issues and the scope of central-provincial fiscal relations. It explores a historical recounting of crucial developments in the policy area since 1980. The chapter summarizes the major findings, offers a succinct exploration of the likely changes ahead after the 18th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and highlights new avenues for research in the future. The chapter also explores some parties&s; behavi…
Asymmetrical adaptations to grassroots self-government between rural and urban China
This article explores how the party-state in China manages to cope with grassroots self-government (jiceng zizhi) in a changing social milieu. Specifically, the party-state resorts to simultaneous deployment of carrots and sticks, dubbed "dual adaptations" in this article, in coping with the leading organizations of grassroots self-government—villagers committee in the rural and residents committee in the urban areas. On the one hand, it attempts…
The Discontinuation of a Vicious Cycle? The Evolutionary Contour of China’s Central–Local Relations, 1978–2018
As a retrospective exploration of China’s central–local relations over the past four decades of the reform era, this paper argues that since the mid-1990s, relations have evolved with a growing likelihood to break away from the vicious cycle of decentralization and recentralization since 1949. China’s post-reform era started in synchronization with a sweeping move toward decentralization, a trend which generated a myriad of systemic crises that t…
Political science (8 works) · China (7 works) · Law (7 works) · Law (6 works) · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance (5 works) · Political economy (5 works) · Economic system (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Local Government Finance and Decentralization (4 works) · Politics (4 works)