Grassroots political reform in contemporary China / / edited by Elizabeth J. Perry and Merle Goldman

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910820228103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2007
• ISBN: 0-674-04205-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (416 p.)
• Collana: Harvard contemporary China series ; ; 14
• Classificazione: MH 50086
• Altri autori (Persone): PerryElizabeth J; GoldmanMerle
• Disciplina: 320.951
• Soggetti: Political participation - China; Local government - China; Protest movements - China; China Politics and government 1949-
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [327]-397).
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction: Historical reflections on grassroots political reform in China / Elizabeth J. Perry and Merle Goldman -- Village elections, transparency, and anticorruption : Henan and Guangdong provinces / Richard Levy -- The implementation of village elections and tax-for-fee reform in rural northwest China / John James Kennedy -- Fiscal crisis in China's townships : causes and consequences / Jean C. Oi and Zhao Shukai -- Direct township elections / Lianjiang Li -- The struggle for village public goods provision : informal institutions of accountability in rural China / Lily L. Tsai -- Inadvertent political reform via private associations : assessing homeowners' groups in new neighborhoods / Benjamin L. Read -- Civil resistance and rule of law in China : the defense of homeowners' rights / Yongshun Cai -- "Hope for protection and hopeless choices" : labor legal aid in the PRC / Mary E. Gallagher -- Is labor a political force in China? / Ching Kwan Lee -- Between defiance and obedience : protest opportunism in China / Xi Chen -- In search of the grassroots : hydroelectric politics in northwest Yunnan / Ralph Litzinger -- Public opinion supervision : possibilities and limits of the media in constraining local officials / Yuezhi Zhao and Sun Wusan.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.