02349nam 2200505 450 991079877560332120231006101821.097814985345361-4985-3453-8(CKB)3710000000842412(EBL)4659710(MiAaPQ)EBC4659710(EXLCZ)99371000000084241220160912h20162016 uy 0engur|n|||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierUseful complaints how petitions assist decentralized authoritarianism in China / Jing Chen. /Jing ChenLanham, [Maryland] :Lexington Books,2016.©20161 online resource (205 pages) illustrations, tablesDescription based upon print version of record.Online version: Chen, Jing. Useful complaints Lanham : Lexington Books, [2016] 9781498534536 (DLC) 2016037527 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Chapter One: Introduction; Chapter Two: Villagers' Petitions; Chapter Three: Petitions and Stability; Chapter Four: Petitioning Beijing; Chapter Five: The Policy Effects of Petitions; Chapter Six: Who Petitions?; Chapter Seven: Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; About the AuthorThis book examines the positive effects of the petition system on China's resilient decentralized authoritarian regime. Combining detailed case studies and rigorous statistical analysis, it argues that citizens' petitions help the regime to alleviate threats to stability by giving an information edge to the Chinese central government.Decentralization in governmentChinaPetitionsChinaAdministrative agenciesChinaAuthoritarianismChinaChinaPolitics and governmentDecentralization in governmentPetitionsAdministrative agenciesAuthoritarianism322.40951Chen Jing(Assistant professor of political science),816188MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQ9910798775603321Useful complaints3738277UNINA