Responsive authoritarianism in China : land, protests, and policy making / / Christopher Heurlin, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine

• Autore: Heurlin Christopher
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xv, 226 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 322.40951
• Soggetto topico: Central-local government relations - China; Authoritarianism - China; Protest movements - China; Petition, Right of - China; Land tenure - Government policy - China; Land reform - China
• Classificazione: POL040020
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 31 Jan 2017).
• Nota di contenuto: Machine generated contents note: 1. Protest and policy outcomes under authoritarianism; 2. Land takings, demolitions, and a rising wave of protest signals; 3. Disruptive tactics and buying stability in local government responsiveness; 4. Social stability and the petitioning system's role in agenda setting; 5. Protest and the political mediation approach in provincial policy making; 6. The state council and the National People's Congress as veto players in the policy outcomes of protests; 7. Conclusion; Appendix 1. The LexisNexis data set; Appendix 2. The Zhejiang landless farmer survey; Appendix 3. Descriptive data on provincial adoption of social security policies.
• Sommario/riassunto: How can protests influence policymaking in a repressive dictatorship? Responsive Authoritarianism in China sheds light on this important question through case studies of land takings and demolitions - two of the most explosive issues in contemporary China. In the early 2000s, landless farmers and evictees unleashed waves of disruptive protests. Surprisingly, the Chinese government responded by adopting wide-ranging policy changes that addressed many of the protesters' grievances. Heurlin traces policy changes from local protests in the provinces to the halls of the National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing. In doing so, he highlights the interplay between local protests, state institutions, and elite politics. He shows that the much-maligned petitioning system actually plays an important role in elevating protesters' concerns to the policymaking agenda. Delving deep into the policymaking process, the book illustrates how the State Council and NPC have become battlegrounds for conflicts between ministries and local governments over state policies.
• Titolo autorizzato: Responsive authoritarianism in China
• ISBN: 1-108-10576-9; 1-108-10985-3; 1-108-11053-3; 1-107-57887-6; 1-316-44301-9; 1-108-11121-1; 1-108-11461-X; 1-108-11189-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910136600403321
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