Grassroots political reform in contemporary China / edited by Elizabeth J. Perry and Merle Goldman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Perry, Elizabeth J.

Goldman, Merle.

Series:

Harvard contemporary China series ; 14.

Harvard contemporary China series ; 14

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political participation--China.

Political participation.

Local government--China.

Local government.

Protest movements--China.

Protest movements.

China--Politics and government--1949-.

China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (416 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Introduction: Historical reflections on grassroots political reform in China / Elizabeth J. Perry and Merle Goldman

Village elections, transparency, and anticorruption : Henan and Guangdong provinces / Richard Levy

The implementation of village elections and tax-for-fee reform in rural northwest China / John James Kennedy

Fiscal crisis in China's townships : causes and consequences / Jean C. Oi and Zhao Shukai

Direct township elections / Lianjiang Li

The struggle for village public goods provision : informal institutions of accountability in rural China / Lily L. Tsai

Inadvertent political reform via private associations : assessing homeowners' groups in new neighborhoods / Benjamin L. Read

Civil resistance and rule of law in China : the defense of homeowners' rights / Yongshun Cai

"Hope for protection and hopeless choices" : labor legal aid in the PRC / Mary E. Gallagher

Is labor a political force in China? / Ching Kwan Lee

Between defiance and obedience : protest opportunism in China / Xi Chen

In search of the grassroots : hydroelectric politics in northwest Yunnan / Ralph Litzinger

Public opinion supervision : possibilities and limits of the media in constraining local officials / Yuezhi Zhao and Sun Wusan.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [327]-397).

ISBN:

9780674042056

0674042050

OCLC:

923111956