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Rural Democracy in China : The Role of Village Elections /

This book examines village democracy and the prospects of China's democratization. It explains how three key factors - township, economy and kinship - shape village democracy and account for rural variations. It considers the extension of village to township elections, the idea of a mixed regim...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: He, Baogang (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
Subjects:
Political Science and International Relations.
Asian Politics.
Democracy.
Electoral Politics.
Elections.
Political science.
Asia > Politics and government.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This book examines village democracy and the prospects of China's democratization. It explains how three key factors - township, economy and kinship - shape village democracy and account for rural variations. It considers the extension of village to township elections, the idea of a mixed regime and its impact on political development in China.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (292 pages)
ISBN:9780230607316
DOI:10.1057/9780230607316