05641nam 2200733 450 991045323500332120200903223051.0981-4405-92-2(CKB)2550000001160070(EBL)1561253(OCoLC)860388688(SSID)ssj0000952400(PQKBManifestationID)12432340(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000952400(PQKBWorkID)10902782(PQKB)10381324(MiAaPQ)EBC1561253(WSP)00008478(Au-PeEL)EBL1561253(CaPaEBR)ebr10801068(CaONFJC)MIL543275(EXLCZ)99255000000116007020130717h20142014 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTownship governance and institutionalization in China /Zhao ShukaiNew Jersey :World Scientific,[2014]©20141 online resource (379 p.)Series on contemporary China,1793-0847 ;volume 35Description based upon print version of record.981-4405-91-4 1-306-12024-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Introduction; 1. Background and Questions; 1.1. Township government and "sannong issues"; 1.2. Township government in the governmental system; 1.3. Township government and " state-society relationship"; 2. The Analytical Framework of Institution of Township Government; 2.1. The institutional dissimilation of grassroots government; 2.2. Reform and governmental involution; 2.3. Institutionalization of government; 3. Structure of the Book; Chapter 1 Progress of Township Governance Studies; 1.1. Policy Description and Comment; 1.1.1. Policy tracking; 1.1.2. Process of reform1.1.2.1. First, merger of township and town1.1.2.2. Second, restructure administration and decentralization; 1.1.2.3. Third, separation between the function of party and government; 1.1.2.4. Fourth, separation between the functions of government and enterprise; 1.1.3. Comprehensive rural reforms; 1.2. Research Review; 1.2.1. Domestic research; 1.2.1.1. First, reformation of township finance and tax and fee; 1.2.1.1.1. Position of township government; 1.2.1.2. Second, governance of township sand villages; 1.2.2. International research; 1.2.2.1. First, course of development1.2.2.2. Second, key questions1.2.2.2.1. Study of grassroots democracy; 1.2.2.2.2. Study of grassroots conflict; 1.2.2.2.3. Study of government governance; 1.2.2.2.4. Study of the operation of grassroots government; 1.2.2.2.5. Enlightenment to us; 1.2.3. Rethinking township research; 1.3. Research Design; 1.3.1. Theoretical framework; 1.3.1.1. First, from the point of relationship between grassroots government and society; 1.3.1.2. Second, interaction between government of upper level and grassroots government; 1.3.1.3. Third, township government itself; 1.3.2. Analytical path1.3.3. Research Methods1.3.4. Data sources; Chapter 2 Organizational and Personnel Structure; 2.1. Organizational Structure; 2.1.1. Township leadership; 2.1.2. Departmental structure; 2.1.3. Personnel and staff: A complex situation; 2.1.3.1. Bewildering staffing arrangements; 2.1.3.2. Complex personnel structure; 2.1.4. Township expansion; 2.1.4.1. Conclusion; 2.2. Institutional Reforms; 2.2.1. Institutional streamlining; 2.2.2. Township mergers; 2.2.3. Suggestions for Reforms; 2.2.3.1. Convert the township governments into county-level agencies2.2.3.2. Create conditions for implementing township self-government2.2.3.3. Continue to streamline; 2.2.3.4. Conclusion; 2.3. Shaping Government Forms; 2.3.1. Township government features; 2.3.2. Evolution path; 2.3.3. Organizational foundation; Chapter 3 Fiscal Standing and Debt Crisis; 3.1. Hard-Pressed Township Finances; 3.1.1. Financial systems; 3.1.2. Financial revenues; 3.1.3. Financial expenditures; 3.1.4. Salaries; 3.1.5. Tax reforms; 3.1.5.1. Conclusion; 3.2. Debt Chaos of Township Governments; 3.2.1. Extent and structure of the debts; 3.2.2. How the debts grew3.2.3. Effect of debts and prospects for their eliminationThis unique volume takes a very different approach to township or xiangzhen governance. It explores the structural constraints on township governance and the way that these constraints influence the day-to-day behavior of Chinese rural grassroots government leaders. Based on thoroughgoing interviews with township and village cadres and villagers, the book depicts how individual actions affect and are affected by the underlying institutional arrangements and hence captures the dynamic micro functions of grassroots government as well as macro evolutions of overarching political institutions in CSeries on contemporary China ;v. 35.Municipal governmentChinaPolitical participationChinaLocal governmentChinaCities and townsChinaChinaPolitics and governmentElectronic books.Municipal governmentPolitical participationLocal governmentCities and towns320.8/50951Zhao Shukai855609MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453235003321Township governance and institutionalization in China1930446UNINA