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Information for Autocrats - Representation in Chinese Local Congresses (Paperback)
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Information for Autocrats - Representation in Chinese Local Congresses (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics
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This book investigates the new representation unfolding in Chinese
local congresses. Drawing qualitative fieldwork and data analysis
from original surveys of 5,130 township, county, and municipal
congressmen and women and constituents, Melanie Manion shows the
priorities and problems of ordinary Chinese significantly influence
both who gets elected to local congresses and what the congresses
do once elected. Candidates nominated by ordinary voters are 'good
types', with qualities that signal they will reliably represent the
community. By contrast, candidates nominated by the communist party
are 'governing types', with qualities that reflect officially
valued competence and loyalty. However, congressmen and women of
both types now largely reject the Maoist-era role of state agent.
Instead, they view themselves as 'delegates', responsible for
advocating with local government to supply local public goods.
Manion argues that representation in Chinese local congresses taps
local knowledge for local governance, thereby bolstering the rule
of autocrats in Beijing.
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