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Participation and Empowerment at the Grassroots
Chinese Village Elections in Perspective
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2012
Summary
This monograph ties in the scholarly debate on Chinese village elections and their consequences for China’s political system. It draws on comparative fieldwork conducted in six villages in two counties in Jiangxi and Jilin Provinces and one district in Shenzhen between 2002 and 2005, producing data from some 140 in-depth interviews of villagers and local officials up to the prefectural level. The major objective of this book is as much a critical assessment of the research literature of Chinese village elections published over the last fifteen years as to sharpen the reader’s sight for the scope and limits of this important reform to generate regime legitimacy in the local state, an issue which has so far been neglected in the study of Chinese village elections. It hence contributes to our understanding of the nexus between political participation and cadre accountability at the grassroots, and highlights a number of factors ensuring the persistence of one-party rule in contemporary China.
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Edition
1/2012
Copyright Year
2012
ISBN-Print
978-0-7391-7479-1
ISBN-Online
978-0-7391-7480-7
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
231
Product Type
Monograph
Table of contents
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Acknowledgments No access
Chapter 1 Introduction No access Pages 1 - 4
Chapter 2 Administration and Authority Structures in Rural China from a Historic Perspective No access Pages 5 - 14
Chapter 3 Direct Village Elections as a New Element of Administrative Control and Legitimation No access Pages 15 - 24
Chapter 4 Previous Studies on Village Elections and Conceptual Framework No access Pages 25 - 66
Chapter 5 Three Case Studies No access Pages 67 - 142
Chapter 6 Conclusions No access Pages 143 - 162
Chapter 7 Outlook No access Pages 163 - 168
Appendix Survey Questions No access Pages 169 - 204
