Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 A Theory of Political Control
- 3 The Communist Party’s Governance Challenge
- 4 Cultivating Civil Society
- 5 Co-optation
- 6 Infiltration
- 7 Conclusion
- A Additional Figures and Tables
- B Survey Design
- C Qualitative Research Design
- Bibliography
- Index
- Other Books in the Series
3 - The Communist Party’s Governance Challenge
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 November 2019
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 A Theory of Political Control
- 3 The Communist Party’s Governance Challenge
- 4 Cultivating Civil Society
- 5 Co-optation
- 6 Infiltration
- 7 Conclusion
- A Additional Figures and Tables
- B Survey Design
- C Qualitative Research Design
- Bibliography
- Index
- Other Books in the Series
Summary
This chapter introduces the challenge of political control that faces the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in rural China. Local CCP officials face a governance dilemma. They must control protest and implement unpopular policies such as land expropriation and relocation, or family planning quotas. Yet, as an original experiment shows, CCP cadres are seen as less trustworthy than the leaders of local community groups like lineages or neighborhood associations. The remainder of the book illustrates the resourceful ways that party cadres use these social ties to their advantage.
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- The Art of Political Control in China , pp. 56 - 86Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019