| Description |
1 online resource |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Village politics and social organization -- The dynamics of village/township relations -- Political competition in two townships : elections, violence and rural social networks -- The power center of the local state : the county and prefecture governments -- Political competition over state-funded programs -- Political competition over local resources. |
| Summary |
Power and Patronage examines the unwritten rules and inner workings of contemporary China's local politics and government. It exposes how these rules have helped to keep the one-Party state together during decades of tumultuous political, social, and economic change. While many observers of Chinese politics have recognized the importance of informal institutions, this book explains how informal local groups actually operate, paying special attention to the role of patronage networks in political decision-making, political competition, and official corruption. While patronage. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Local government -- China, Southwest.
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Local government. |
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Southwest China. |
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Villages -- China, Southwest.
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Villages. |
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Social networks -- China, Southwest.
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Social networks. |
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Patronage, Political -- China, Southwest.
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Patronage, Political. |
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China, Southwest -- Politics and government.
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Politics and government. |
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China, Southwest -- Rural conditions.
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Rural conditions. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Hillman, Ben, author. Power and patronage 9780804789363 (DLC) 2013041563 (OCoLC)862066431 |
| ISBN |
9780804791618 (electronic book) |
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0804791619 (electronic book) |
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9780804789363 |
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0804789363 |
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