Useful complaints : how petitions assist decentralized authoritarianism in China / Jing Chen. / / Jing Chen
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| Autore: |
Chen Jing (Assistant professor of political science)
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| Titolo: |
Useful complaints : how petitions assist decentralized authoritarianism in China / Jing Chen. / / Jing Chen
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| Pubblicazione: | Lanham, [Maryland] : , : Lexington Books, , 2016 |
| ©2016 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (205 pages) : illustrations, tables |
| Disciplina: | 322.40951 |
| Soggetto topico: | Decentralization in government - China |
| Petitions - China | |
| Administrative agencies - China | |
| Authoritarianism - China | |
| Soggetto geografico: | China Politics and government |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 Author |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Useful complaints |
| ISBN: | 9781498534536 |
| 1-4985-3453-8 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910820270703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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