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Online-Ressource (244 p)
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9780813113982
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There are many reasons why it is important to study local politics -- political culture, government, political process -- in Communist party states. As in all politics, local politics in Communist party states are the political articulation of the local community. This is the political arena where policies concerning local issues are formulated by the officials. This is where the officials are approached by citizens with their particular demands. This is where citizens articulate their preferences, aspirations, and values through political participation. And this is where officials, both elect
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Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Tables; Preface; Introduction Local Communist Politics: An Overview; PART I Participants in Subnational Communist Politics ; 1. Local Leadership Integration in the Soviet Union; INTERNAL INTEGRATION IN THE RUSSIAN REPUBLIC; Total Years on Obkom Bureaus; Bureau Turnover and Change; Ages of Bureau Members; Tenure and Age of Comparable Bureau Officials; Ages of Middle Elite and Functional Specialists; CONCLUSION; NOTES; 2. Evaluating Citizen Performance at the Community Level: The Role of Party Affiliation in Yugoslavia; ALL CITIZENS
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Civic AwarenessPerception of Efficacy; Participation; Evaluation of Government; LEAGUE MEMBERS, ALLIANCE MEMBERS, AND OTHER CITIZENS; LEADERSHIP INDICATORS IN THE LEAGUE; OUTSTANDING LEAGUE MEMBERS COMPARED TO OTHER MEMBERS; LEAGUE MEMBERS COMPARED TO OTHER CITIZENS; CONCLUSION: BEHAVIOR, ATTITUDES, AND AFFILIATION; NOTES; 3. Citizen Participation in Romania: The People's Council Deputy; BECOMING A DEPUTY; THE POLITICAL BACKGROUND OF DEPUTIES; CONCLUSION; NOTES; 4. Political Participation in the USSR: The Public Inspector; PUBLIC INSPECTORS; INSPECTOR-ADMINISTRATOR
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SAFEGUARD OF CITIZEN INTERESTSTHE INSPECTOR'S INFLUENCE; CONCLUSION; NOTES; PART II The Role of Subnational Institutions in the Making and Implementation of Policy; 5. Commune Policies and Socioeconomic Parameters in Yugoslavia; THE YUGOSLAV SETTING; DATA AND METHODS; DEVELOPMENTAL CONTEXT; COMMUNE INITIATIVE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SUMMARY; NOTES; 6. Polish Local Politics in Flux: Concentration or Deconcentration; POLITICS OF THE REFORMS; THE ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS; THE ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS; EVALUATION OF THE NEW SYSTEM; NOTES; 7. Decentralization and Control in Chinese Local Administration
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THE PREFECTORAL ROLEDECENTRALIZATION AND LOCAL AUTONOMY; THE PREFECTORAL ROLE IN PRACTICE; CAUSES AND REMEDIES; LOCAL REFORMS: 1965 AND 1972; THE SUCCESS OF THE REFORMS; NOTES; Conclusion Participatory and Policymaking Dilemmas in Local Communist Politics; PARTICIPATION AND ITS LIMITS; POLICYMAKING AND ITS CONSTRAINTS; SUMMARY; NOTES; Index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780813156422
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780813113982
Additional Edition:
Print version Local Politics in Communist Countries
Language:
English
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