Useful complaints : how petitions assist decentralized authoritarianism in China / Jing Chen.

Author
Chen, Jing [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Lanham : Lexington Books, [2016]
Description
xv, 187 pages ; 24 cm

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    Useful Complaints: How Petitions Assist Decentralized Authoritarianism in China develops an informational theory by examining the positive elicits of the petition system on China's resilient decentralized authoritarian regime. Combining detailed case studies and rigorous statistical analysis, the book argues that citizens' petitions help the regime alleviate threats from both citizens and local officials by providing an information edge to the central government. The author proposes a proactive authoritarianism model to understand today's Chinese polity. Book jacket.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-184) and index.
    Contents
    • Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction: Petitions and Decentralized Authoritarianism in China
    • 2. Villagers' Petitions: Holding Local Officials Accountable
    • 3. Petitions and Stability: A Tale of Two Townships
    • 4. Petitioning Beijing: The Case of Jiangxi Province
    • 5. The Policy Effects of Petitions
    • 6. Who Petitions?
    • 7. Conclusion: Petitions and China's Proactive Authoritarianism.
    ISBN
    • 9781498534529 ((cloth ; : alk. paper))
    • 149853452X ((cloth ; : alk. paper))
    • 9781498534536 ((ebook))
    • 1498534538 ((ebook))
    LCCN
    2016030618
    OCLC
    953708271
    Other standard number
    • 99970904849
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