Useful complaints: how petitions assist decentralized authoritarianism in china
Auteur :
Chen, Jing
Éditeur :
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN :
9781498534529
Date de publication :
9 sept. 2016
Dimensions :
23,4 x 16,2 x 2,1 cm
Poids :
454 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This book examines the positive effects of the petition system on China’s resilient decentralized authoritarian regime. Combining detailed case studies and rigorous statistical analysis, it argues that citizens’ petitions help the regime to alleviate threats to stability by giving an information edge to the Chinese central government.