Grassroots Political Reform in Contemporary China / / 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 accountabil...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package |
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Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2009] ©2007 |
Year of Publication: | 2009 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Harvard Contemporary China Series ;
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
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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 |
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Summary: | 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. |
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. |