LEADER 03153nam 2200673 450 001 9910825773303321 005 20230126204353.0 010 $a0-8047-9161-9 024 7 $a10.1515/9780804791618 035 $a(CKB)2560000000131527 035 $a(EBL)1660364 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001132713 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12482028 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001132713 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11167150 035 $a(PQKB)11095259 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000886877 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1660364 035 $a(DE-B1597)564615 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780804791618 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1660364 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10856335 035 $a(OCoLC)875819952 035 $a(OCoLC)1198929985 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000131527 100 $a20140412h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPower and patronage $elocal state networks and party-state resilience in rural China /$fBen Hillman 210 1$aStanford, California :$cStanford University Press,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (217 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8047-8936-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; Preface and Acknowledgments; Introduction: Studying the Local State in China; 1. Village Politics and Social Organization; 2. The Dynamics of Village-Township Relations; 3. Political Competition in Two Townships: Elections, Violence, and Rural Social Networks; 4. The Power Center of the Local State: The County and Prefectural Governments; 5. Political Competition over State-Funded Programs; 6. Political Competition over Local Resources; Conclusion: Patterns of Local Politics in Rural China; Notes; Bibliography; Index 330 $aPower and Patronage examines the unwritten rules and inner workings of contemporary China's local politics and government. It exposes how these rules have helped to keep the one-Party state together during decades of tumultuous political, social, and economic change.While many observers of Chinese politics have recognized the importance of informal institutions, this book explains how informal local groups actually operate, paying special attention to the role of patronage networks in political decision-making, political competition, and official corruption. While patronage 606 $aLocal government$zChina, Southwest 606 $aVillages$zChina, Southwest 606 $aSocial networks$zChina, Southwest 606 $aPatronage, Political$zChina, Southwest 607 $aChina, Southwest$xPolitics and government 607 $aChina, Southwest$xRural conditions 615 0$aLocal government 615 0$aVillages 615 0$aSocial networks 615 0$aPatronage, Political 676 $a320.80951/3 700 $aHillman$b Ben$01664904 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910825773303321 996 $aPower and patronage$94023219 997 $aUNINA