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Grassroots political reform in contemporary China [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Elizabeth J. Perry and Merle Goldman



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Titolo: Grassroots political reform in contemporary China [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Elizabeth J. Perry and Merle Goldman Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2007
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (416 p.)
Disciplina: 320.951
Soggetto topico: Political participation - China
Local government - China
Protest movements - China
Soggetto geografico: China Politics and government 1949-
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Classificazione: MH 50086
Altri autori: PerryElizabeth J  
GoldmanMerle  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [327]-397).
Nota di contenuto: Introduction: Historical reflections on grassroots political reform in China / Elizabeth J. Perry and Merle Goldman -- Village elections, transparency, and anticorruption : Henan and Guangdong provinces / Richard Levy -- The implementation of village elections and tax-for-fee reform in rural northwest China / John James Kennedy -- Fiscal crisis in China's townships : causes and consequences / Jean C. Oi and Zhao Shukai -- Direct township elections / Lianjiang Li -- The struggle for village public goods provision : informal institutions of accountability in rural China / Lily L. Tsai -- Inadvertent political reform via private associations : assessing homeowners' groups in new neighborhoods / Benjamin L. Read -- Civil resistance and rule of law in China : the defense of homeowners' rights / Yongshun Cai -- "Hope for protection and hopeless choices" : labor legal aid in the PRC / Mary E. Gallagher -- Is labor a political force in China? / Ching Kwan Lee -- Between defiance and obedience : protest opportunism in China / Xi Chen -- In search of the grassroots : hydroelectric politics in northwest Yunnan / Ralph Litzinger -- Public opinion supervision : possibilities and limits of the media in constraining local officials / Yuezhi Zhao and Sun Wusan.
Sommario/riassunto: Observers 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.
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ISBN: 0-674-04205-0
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910455120203321
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Serie: Harvard contemporary China series ; ; 14.