05322nam 22011413u 450 991046172370332120210111185549.00-8047-8203-210.1515/9780804782036(CKB)2670000000155733(EBL)868333(OCoLC)779828674(SSID)ssj0000664337(PQKBManifestationID)12206553(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000664337(PQKBWorkID)10631548(PQKB)10651517(SSID)ssj0000741820(PQKBManifestationID)12348783(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000741820(PQKBWorkID)10743487(PQKB)11718171(MiAaPQ)EBC868333(DE-B1597)563737(DE-B1597)9780804782036(OCoLC)1198930555(EXLCZ)99267000000015573320131216d2012|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrRoots of the State[electronic resource] Neighborhood Organization and Social Networks in Beijing and TaipeiPalo Alto Stanford University Press20121 online resource (378 p.)Contemporary Issues in Asia and PacificDescription based upon print version of record.0-8047-7564-8 Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Note on Names, Terms, and Romanization; 1. Introduction: Administration at the Grass Roots in East and Southeast Asia; 2. The Little Platoon: Structuring the Neighborhood; 3. Elections, Bogus and Bona Fide; 4. Power Relations at the Alley Level; 5. Perceptions and Interaction; 6. Thick Networks and State-Mobilized Volunteers; 7. Thin Networks and the Appeals of Organic Statism; 8. The Landscape of Grassroots Administration: Comparative Cases; 9. Conclusion; Appendix 1: Research Methods; Appendix 2: Beyond the Two Capitals; Notes; ReferencesIndexMost social science studies of local organizations tend to focus on "civil society" associations, voluntary associations independent from state control, whereas government-sponsored organizations tend to be theorized in totalitarian terms as "mass organizations" or manifestations of state corporatism. Roots of the State examines neighborhood associations in Beijing and Taipei that occupy a unique space that exists between these concepts.Benjamin L. Read views the work of the neighborhood associations he studies as a form of "administrative grassroots engagement."Contemporary Issues in Asia and PacificBeijing (China) - Politics and governmentBeijing (China) -- Politics and governmentCitizens' associations - China - BeijingCitizens' associations - Taiwan - TaipeiCitizens' associations -- China -- BeijingCitizens' associations -- Taiwan -- TaipeiNeighborhood government - China - BeijingNeighborhood government -- China -- BeijingNeighborhood government - Taiwan - TaipeiNeighborhood government -- Taiwan -- TaipeiSocial networks - China - BeijingSocial networks -- China -- BeijingSocial networks - Taiwan - TaipeiSocial networks -- Taiwan -- TaipeiTaipei (Taiwan) - Politics and governmentTaipei (Taiwan) -- Politics and governmentNeighborhood governmentBeijingChinaNeighborhood governmentTaipeiTaiwanCitizens' associationsChinaBeijingCitizens' associationsTaipeiTaiwanSocial networksBeijingChinaSocial networksTaipeiTaiwanElectronic books.Beijing (China) - Politics and government.Beijing (China) -- Politics and government.Citizens' associations - China - Beijing.Citizens' associations - Taiwan - Taipei.Citizens' associations -- China -- Beijing.Citizens' associations -- Taiwan -- Taipei.Neighborhood government - China - Beijing.Neighborhood government -- China -- Beijing.Neighborhood government - Taiwan - Taipei.Neighborhood government -- Taiwan -- Taipei.Social networks - China - Beijing.Social networks -- China -- Beijing.Social networks - Taiwan - Taipei.Social networks -- Taiwan -- Taipei.Taipei (Taiwan) - Politics and government.Taipei (Taiwan) -- Politics and government.Neighborhood governmentNeighborhood governmentCitizens' associationsCitizens' associationsSocial networksSocial networks320.8/5320.85Read Benjamin1055433AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910461723703321Roots of the State2488824UNINA