LEADER 02349nam 2200505 450 001 9910798775603321 005 20231006101821.0 010 $a9781498534536 010 $a1-4985-3453-8 035 $a(CKB)3710000000842412 035 $a(EBL)4659710 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4659710 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000842412 100 $a20160912h20162016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n||||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aUseful complaints $ehow petitions assist decentralized authoritarianism in China / Jing Chen. /$fJing Chen 210 1$aLanham, [Maryland] :$cLexington Books,$d2016. 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (205 pages) $cillustrations, tables 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$aOnline version: Chen, Jing. Useful complaints Lanham : Lexington Books, [2016] 9781498534536 (DLC) 2016037527 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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 Author 330 $aThis 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. 606 $aDecentralization in government$zChina 606 $aPetitions$zChina 606 $aAdministrative agencies$zChina 606 $aAuthoritarianism$zChina 607 $aChina$xPolitics and government 615 0$aDecentralization in government 615 0$aPetitions 615 0$aAdministrative agencies 615 0$aAuthoritarianism 676 $a322.40951 700 $aChen$b Jing$c(Assistant professor of political science),$0816188 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 912 $a9910798775603321 996 $aUseful complaints$93738277 997 $aUNINA