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ISBN | 9789814405911 |
Format | HardBound |
Language | English |
Year of Publication | 2014 |
Bib. Info | v. ; 372p. ; 24cm. Includes bibliographical references and index |
Product Weight | 678 gms. |
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This unique volume takes a very different approach to township or xiangzhen governance. It explores the structural constraints on township governance and the way that these constraints influence the day-to-day behavior of Chinese rural grassroots government leaders. Based on thoroughgoing interviews with township and village cadres and villagers, the book depicts how individual actions affect and are affected by the underlying institutional arrangements and hence captures the dynamic micro functions of grassroots government as well as macro evolutions of overarching political institutions in China. The down-to-earth presentation of this book engages readers to deeply feel the genuine life and dilemmas of cadres at the rural grassroots levels in China.
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