UID:
edocfu_9959232446602883
Format:
1 online resource (416 p.)
ISBN:
0-674-04205-0
Series Statement:
Harvard contemporary China series ; 14
Content:
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.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Introduction: Historical reflections on grassroots political reform in China /
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Village elections, transparency, and anticorruption : Henan and Guangdong provinces /
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The implementation of village elections and tax-for-fee reform in rural northwest China /
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Fiscal crisis in China's townships : causes and consequences /
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Direct township elections /
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The struggle for village public goods provision : informal institutions of accountability in rural China /
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Inadvertent political reform via private associations : assessing homeowners' groups in new neighborhoods /
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Civil resistance and rule of law in China : the defense of homeowners' rights /
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"Hope for protection and hopeless choices" : labor legal aid in the PRC /
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Is labor a political force in China? /
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Between defiance and obedience : protest opportunism in China /
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In search of the grassroots : hydroelectric politics in northwest Yunnan /
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Public opinion supervision : possibilities and limits of the media in constraining local officials /
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In English.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-674-02485-0
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-674-02486-9
Language:
English
Subjects:
Political Science
DOI:
10.4159/9780674042056
