Grassroots Political Reform in Contemporary China / / Merle Goldman, Elizabeth J Perry.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
• TeilnehmendeR: Goldman, Merle,; Perry, Elizabeth J,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2009]; ©2007
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Series: Harvard Contemporary China Series ; 14
• Physical Description: 1 online resource
• Other title: 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
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780674042056; 9783110649772; 9783110442205; 9783110459517; 9783110662566
• DOI: 10.4159/9780674042056
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Merle Goldman, Elizabeth J Perry.

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.