Participation and empowerment at the grassroots
Subtitle: Chinese village elections in perspective
By: Gunter Schubert and Anna L. Ahlers
Contributors: Ahlers, Anna L.
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 230
ISBN-13: 9780739174791; 9780739174807
Subjects: Case studies; Political activity; Peasants; Local elections; Political participation; Local government
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Administration and authority structures in rural China from a historic perspective; title: Direct village elections as a new element of administrative control and legitimation; title: Previous studies on village elections and conceptual framework; title: Three case studies; title: Conclusions.