Ballot box China [[electronic resource] ] : grassroots democracy in the final major one-party state / / Kerry Brown |
Autore | Brown Kerry <1967-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, : Zed Books, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (194 p.) |
Disciplina |
324.951
324.951046 |
Collana | Asian arguments |
Soggetto topico |
Elections - China
Democracy - China |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-07100-2
9786613071002 1-84813-821-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
About the author; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Map; Introduction; 1 A brief history of elections, democracy and civil society in modern China; Early elections; China's first election; The May 4th Movement, 1919; Meltdown; Mao, the Communists and democracy; The Chinese countryside: home to China's sorrow; Democracy Wall, the fifth modernisation and 1989; Mr Democracy's long, unfinished Chinese march; How is China governed today?; 2 Democracy... with Chinese characteristics; Socialism is great, but democracy is good; 'The Six Whys'; The Six Whys; Debating democracy at the Party School
The White Paper on DemocracySame old same old; Other voices: consultative democracy; Many voices, one problem; The structure of administration in China; When things go wrong: village elections creating contention; 3 The village election process; The village election process: a short history; What does the law say?; Modern peasant uprisings: Renshou County, Sichuan; Why village elections?; Down to the countryside: Yali village; Elections on the edges: Yunnan; Enfranchisement in the cities: residence committees; Township elections; The township congress activist Foreign support and monitoring of electionsWhere the buck stops: the Party versus elected heads; Conclusion; China's Mr Democracy: Li Fan; 4 The great debate: where is Chinese village democracy going?; Competitiveness; 2009 : a year of no significance; Contention as the key link; 5 The big picture: elections as part of the dynamics of a society in change; Having a heart: the Hu era and consultative Leninism; Courts and the rule of law; Not for the faint of heart: the story of Gao Zhisheng; What happens to those who dare to petition; Civil society; Environmental NGOs Why the CCP wants to avoid becoming a second USSROrganised political opposition: the final frontier; Keeping its own house in order: democracy within the CCP; Back to the Party School; The blueprint of Storming the Fortress: the six pillars; General issues; Can it be done?; Last words; Notes; Introduction and Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465066503321 |
Brown Kerry <1967-> | ||
London ; ; New York, : Zed Books, 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ballot box China : grassroots democracy in the final major one-party state / / Kerry Brown |
Autore | Brown Kerry <1967-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, : Zed Books, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (194 p.) |
Disciplina | 324.951009173/4 |
Collana | Asian arguments |
Soggetto topico |
Elections - China
Democracy - China |
ISBN |
1-350-21859-6
1-283-07100-2 9786613071002 1-84813-821-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | A brief history of elections, democracy and civil society in modern China -- Democracy ... with Chinese characteristics -- The village election process -- The great debate: where is Chinese village democracy going? -- The big picture: elections as part of the dynamics of a society in change. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817209503321 |
Brown Kerry <1967-> | ||
London ; ; New York, : Zed Books, 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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