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The Art of Political Control in China (Paperback)
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The Art of Political Control in China (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics
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When and why do people obey political authority when it runs
against their own interests to do so? This book is about the
channels beyond direct repression through which China's
authoritarian state controls protest and implements ambitious
policies from sweeping urbanization schemes that have displaced
millions to family planning initiatives like the one-child policy.
Daniel C. Mattingly argues that China's remarkable state capacity
is not simply a product of coercive institutions such as the secret
police or the military. Instead, the state uses local civil society
groups as hidden but effective tools of informal control to
suppress dissent and implement far-reaching policies. Drawing on
evidence from qualitative case studies, experiments, and national
surveys, the book challenges the conventional wisdom that a robust
civil society strengthens political responsiveness. Surprisingly,
it is communities that lack strong civil society groups that find
it easiest to act collectively and spontaneously resist the state.
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