中国在历朝历代的演进中，形成了极为丰富、系统完整又颇具特色的国家治理体系。本书从思想理念、制度安排和方法运用三个方面对这个结构进行了分析。在思想观念方面，总结提出十三个基本概念，涵盖了古代中国治理最基本的思想主张，涉及自然观、世界观、道德观、价值观、生态观、治理观等等。在制度安排方面，编者概括出四大制度体系。在方法运用方面，提炼了九大方法，既是古代中国政治家治国理政的经典智慧，也是中国人在漫长的历史过程中所积淀形成的基本的文化性格和思维方式，是中国人最为典型的精神气质。

徐伟新，中央党校原副校长，曾任《学习时报》社总编辑兼社长，中央党校进修部主任、培训部主任、研究生院院长、机关党委书记。中国辩证唯物主义研究会副会长，全国妇联第八、九、十届执行委员，第十一届常务委员。国务院有突出贡献专家，享受政府特殊津贴。主要著作有《落目的辉煌——17、18世纪全球变局中的“康乾盛世”》《社会动力论》《新社会动力观》《社会主义核心价值观研究》《文化新思维》《中国新常态》等。

Preface
Part One Philosophies
Ⅰ.The Harmony Between Man and Nature
Ⅱ.The Commonwealth of the World for All
Ⅲ.People-oriented Thinking
Ⅳ.Human-heartedness：Loving Others
Ⅴ.Promoting the Ⅴirtuous and Appointing the Capable
Ⅵ.Governance Through Non—action
Ⅶ.Rghteousness Over Profit
Ⅷ.Cultivating Rituals to Govern the Country
Ⅸ.Harmonizing All States
Ⅹ.Sageliness Within and Kingliness Without
Ⅺ.Humanistic Cultivation
Ⅻ.Preparedness for the Future
ⅩⅢ.Attack by Stratagem
Part Two Systems
Ⅰ.EmperoriSm to Unify the Nation
Ⅱ.Decentralization System：Checks and Balances
Ⅲ.System of Prefectures and Counties for Smooth Implementation of Government Decrees
Ⅳ.Council for Tribal Affairs：A Policy of Control Through Conciliation
The Diplomatic System：Using Both the Stick and the Carrot
Ⅴ.Official Selection System：Promoting the Ⅴirtuous and the Capable
Ⅶ.The Supervision Systems for Officials
Ⅷ.The Land System：Distribution on Households
Ⅸ.Household Registration and Ⅴerification for Tax and Corvre
Ⅹ.The State owned Economic System：The Lifeline
Ⅺ.The System of Rituals and Laws
Ⅻ.The Educational System：Cultivating Talents for the Official Reserves
ⅩⅢ.History Compiling System：Learning from the Past
Part Three Methodology
Ⅰ.Extension of Knowledge Through Investigation of Things
Ⅱ.Reform and Innovation
ⅡⅠ.Unity of Knowledge and Practice
Ⅳ.The Doctrine of the Mean
Ⅴ.A Just Cause Allies Abundant Support While an Unjust One Finds Little
Ⅵ.Pooling the Wisdom and Working Together
Ⅶ.Be Ⅴirtuous and Prudent in Punishment
Ⅷ.Be Alert to Danger in Times of Peace
Ⅸ.A Straw Shows Which Way the Wind Blows
Epilogue