The Transformation of Governance in Rural China - Market, Finance, and Political Authority (Hardcover)

The outbreak of organised, violent peasant protests across the Chinese countryside from the late 1990s to the early 2000s has attracted much scholarly interest. In this study, An Chen endeavours to understand from these protests the question of the Chinese government's control in the countryside and the impact of this violent resistance on China's rural governance in the context of market liberalisation. Utilising extensive field research and data collected from surveys across rural China, the book provides an in-depth exploration of how rural governance in China has been transformed following two major tax reforms: the tax-for-fee reform of 2002-4, and the abolition of agricultural taxes (AAT) in 2005-6. In a multidimensional analysis which combines approaches from political science, economics, finance and sociology, Chen argues that private economic power has merged with political power in a way that has reshaped village governance in China, threatening to fundamentally change its political structure.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2014
Authors:	An Chen
Dimensions:	235 x 160 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	406
ISBN-13:	978-1-107-08175-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Public administration Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Rural communities Promotions
LSN:	1-107-08175-0
Barcode:	9781107081758

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