Grassroots Political Reform in Contemporary China /
Grassroots Political Reform in Contemporary China /
Merle Goldman, Elizabeth J Perry.
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- Harvard Contemporary China Series ; 14 .
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments / Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction: Historical Reflections on Grassroots Political Reform in China / 2 Village Elections, Transparency, and Anticorruption: Henan and Guangdong Provinces / 3 The Implementation of Village Elections and Tax-for-Fee Reform in Rural Northwest China / 4 Fiscal Crisis in China's Townships: Causes and Consequences / 5 Direct Township Elections / 6 The Struggle for Village Public Goods Provision: Informal Institutions of Accountability in Rural China / 7 Inadvertent Political Reform via Private Associations: Assessing Homeowners' Groups in New Neighborhoods / 8 Civil Resistance and Rule of Law in China: The Defense of Homeowners' Rights / 9 "Hope for Protection and Hopeless Choices": Labor Legal Aid in the PRC / 10 Is Labor a Political Force in China? / 11 Between Defiance and Obedience: Protest Opportunism in China / 12 In Search of the Grassroots: Hydroelectric Politics in Northwest Yunnan / 13 Public Opinion Supervision: Possibilities and Limits of the Media in Constraining Local Officials / Notes -- Contributors -- Harvard Contemporary China Series Perry, Elizabeth J. / Goldman, Merle -- Perry, Elizabeth J. / Goldman, Merle -- Levy, Richard -- Kennedy, John James -- Oi, Jean C. / Shukai, Zhao -- Li, Lianjiang -- Tsai, Lily L. -- Read, Benjamin L. -- Cai, Yongshun -- Gallagher, Mary E. -- Lee, Ching Kwan -- Chen, Xi -- Litzinger, Ralph -- Zhao, Yuezhi / Wusan, Sun --
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Observers often note the glaring contrast between China's economic progress and its stalled political reforms. This volume, written by experienced scholars, explores a range of grassroots efforts--initiated by the state and society alike--to restrain corrupt behavior and enhance the accountability of local authorities. While the authors offer varying views on the larger significance of these developments, their case studies point to a more dynamic Chinese political system than is often acknowledged.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780674024861 9780674042056
10.4159/9780674042056 doi
Local government--China.
Political participation--China.
Protest movements--China.
Reform
Politisches System
HISTORY / Asia / China.
JQ1516 / .G73 2007eb
320.951
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments / Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction: Historical Reflections on Grassroots Political Reform in China / 2 Village Elections, Transparency, and Anticorruption: Henan and Guangdong Provinces / 3 The Implementation of Village Elections and Tax-for-Fee Reform in Rural Northwest China / 4 Fiscal Crisis in China's Townships: Causes and Consequences / 5 Direct Township Elections / 6 The Struggle for Village Public Goods Provision: Informal Institutions of Accountability in Rural China / 7 Inadvertent Political Reform via Private Associations: Assessing Homeowners' Groups in New Neighborhoods / 8 Civil Resistance and Rule of Law in China: The Defense of Homeowners' Rights / 9 "Hope for Protection and Hopeless Choices": Labor Legal Aid in the PRC / 10 Is Labor a Political Force in China? / 11 Between Defiance and Obedience: Protest Opportunism in China / 12 In Search of the Grassroots: Hydroelectric Politics in Northwest Yunnan / 13 Public Opinion Supervision: Possibilities and Limits of the Media in Constraining Local Officials / Notes -- Contributors -- Harvard Contemporary China Series Perry, Elizabeth J. / Goldman, Merle -- Perry, Elizabeth J. / Goldman, Merle -- Levy, Richard -- Kennedy, John James -- Oi, Jean C. / Shukai, Zhao -- Li, Lianjiang -- Tsai, Lily L. -- Read, Benjamin L. -- Cai, Yongshun -- Gallagher, Mary E. -- Lee, Ching Kwan -- Chen, Xi -- Litzinger, Ralph -- Zhao, Yuezhi / Wusan, Sun --
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Observers often note the glaring contrast between China's economic progress and its stalled political reforms. This volume, written by experienced scholars, explores a range of grassroots efforts--initiated by the state and society alike--to restrain corrupt behavior and enhance the accountability of local authorities. While the authors offer varying views on the larger significance of these developments, their case studies point to a more dynamic Chinese political system than is often acknowledged.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780674024861 9780674042056
10.4159/9780674042056 doi
Local government--China.
Political participation--China.
Protest movements--China.
Reform
Politisches System
HISTORY / Asia / China.
JQ1516 / .G73 2007eb
320.951