Dr. Ritu Agarwal (Jawaharlal Nehru University), Dr Bhim Subba (University of Hyderabad), Mr Ravi Bhoothalingam (Manas Advisory), Amb. Kishan S. Rana (Diplo Foundation)

Abstract: Domestic governance is a vast subject. This seminar takes up four elements, novel to China - A) County Level Administration including finances, role and functions of different institutions and the Party leadership B) Transformation of cadres & their domestic Role and its impact on China's domestic governance and likely implications? C) Governance of Science &Technology (S&T): Solving the problem of "becoming old before it becomes rich" requires radically improved total productivity based on an S&T-led environment of all-round creativity and innovation. But can China's current model of S&T governance step up to this challenge? D) 'Leading Small Groups': Dating to the CCP's Yanan days of the 1930s, this has evolved into a flexible system for joint Party-Government top policy and supervision. Brief reports in the official media name the LSG heads, but full membership is not disclosed. Totaling over 50, they represent a unique governance model.