LEADER 03768nam 2200625 a 450 001 9910778166103321 005 20230721022350.0 010 $a0-674-04205-0 024 7 $a10.4159/9780674042056 035 $a(CKB)1000000000786946 035 $a(EBL)3300478 035 $a(OCoLC)923111956 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3300478 035 $a(DE-B1597)457731 035 $a(OCoLC)1037976078 035 $a(OCoLC)1043608767 035 $a(OCoLC)979746342 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780674042056 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3300478 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10318472 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000786946 100 $a20070124d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aGrassroots political reform in contemporary China$b[electronic resource] /$fedited by Elizabeth J. Perry and Merle Goldman 210 $aCambridge, Mass. $cHarvard University Press$d2007 215 $a1 online resource (416 p.) 225 1 $aHarvard contemporary China series ;$v14 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-674-02486-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [327]-397). 327 $tIntroduction: Historical reflections on grassroots political reform in China /$rElizabeth J. Perry and Merle Goldman --$tVillage elections, transparency, and anticorruption : Henan and Guangdong provinces /$rRichard Levy --$tThe implementation of village elections and tax-for-fee reform in rural northwest China /$rJohn James Kennedy --$tFiscal crisis in China's townships : causes and consequences /$rJean C. Oi and Zhao Shukai --$tDirect township elections /$rLianjiang Li --$tThe struggle for village public goods provision : informal institutions of accountability in rural China /$rLily L. Tsai --$tInadvertent political reform via private associations : assessing homeowners' groups in new neighborhoods /$rBenjamin L. Read --$tCivil resistance and rule of law in China : the defense of homeowners' rights /$rYongshun Cai --$t"Hope for protection and hopeless choices" : labor legal aid in the PRC /$rMary E. Gallagher --$tIs labor a political force in China? /$rChing Kwan Lee --$tBetween defiance and obedience : protest opportunism in China /$rXi Chen --$tIn search of the grassroots : hydroelectric politics in northwest Yunnan /$rRalph Litzinger --$tPublic opinion supervision : possibilities and limits of the media in constraining local officials /$rYuezhi Zhao and Sun Wusan. 330 $aObservers often note the glaring contrast between China's economic progress and its stalled political reforms. This volume, written by experienced scholars, explores a range of grassroots efforts--initiated by the state and society alike--to restrain corrupt behavior and enhance the accountability of local authorities. While the authors offer varying views on the larger significance of these developments, their case studies point to a more dynamic Chinese political system than is often acknowledged. 410 0$aHarvard contemporary China series ;$v14. 606 $aPolitical participation$zChina 606 $aLocal government$zChina 606 $aProtest movements$zChina 607 $aChina$xPolitics and government$y1949- 615 0$aPolitical participation 615 0$aLocal government 615 0$aProtest movements 676 $a320.951 686 $aMH 50086$2rvk 701 $aPerry$b Elizabeth J$0126366 701 $aGoldman$b Merle$0283436 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910778166103321 996 $aGrassroots political reform in contemporary China$93693303 997 $aUNINA