Juan Wang

Sinews of State Power

The Rise and Demise of the Cohesive Local State in Rural China

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Produktbeschreibung

Based on original fieldwork, The Sinews of State Power seeks to understand continuous rural instability in China despite national reforms in the post-2000s. It offers a fresh perspective by revisiting the fundamental components of a capable government - a coherent and robust local leadership - and tracing its rise and demise since the Maoist era.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. April 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 160mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9780190605735
• ISBN-10: 0190605731
• Artikelnr.: 47868105

Autorenporträt

Juan Wang is Assistant Professor of Political Science, McGill University.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Introduction
The Basics of Government: Cohesive and Robust Local States
Chapter I
Rural Government and Farmer Protest in Comparative Perspective
Chapter II
The Formation and Institutionalization of Intra-State Cohesion
Chapter III
The Changes and Continuity of Local State Cohesion
Chapter IV
Dismantling The Local State: The Isolated Village Cadres
Chapter V
Implications: Declining Coercive and Extractive Capacities of the State
Conclusion