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

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.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments / Perry, Elizabeth J. / Goldman, Merle -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction: Historical Reflections on Grassroots Political Reform in China / Perry, Elizabeth J. / Goldman, Merle -- 2 Village Elections, Transparency, and Anticorruption: Henan and Guangdong Provinces / Levy, Richard -- 3 The Implementation of Village Elections and Tax-for-Fee Reform in Rural Northwest China / Kennedy, John James -- 4 Fiscal Crisis in China's Townships: Causes and Consequences / Oi, Jean C. / Shukai, Zhao -- 5 Direct Township Elections / Li, Lianjiang -- 6 The Struggle for Village Public Goods Provision: Informal Institutions of Accountability in Rural China / Tsai, Lily L. -- 7 Inadvertent Political Reform via Private Associations: Assessing Homeowners' Groups in New Neighborhoods / Read, Benjamin L. -- 8 Civil Resistance and Rule of Law in China: The Defense of Homeowners' Rights / Cai, Yongshun -- 9 "Hope for Protection and Hopeless Choices": Labor Legal Aid in the PRC / Gallagher, Mary E. -- 10 Is Labor a Political Force in China? / Lee, Ching Kwan -- 11 Between Defiance and Obedience: Protest Opportunism in China / Chen, Xi -- 12 In Search of the Grassroots: Hydroelectric Politics in Northwest Yunnan / Litzinger, Ralph -- 13 Public Opinion Supervision: Possibilities and Limits of the Media in Constraining Local Officials / Zhao, Yuezhi / Wusan, Sun -- Notes -- Contributors -- Harvard Contemporary China Series