Roots of the state :

Roots of the state : neighborhood organization and social networks in Beijing and Taipei

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Read, Benjamin Lelan
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2012.
Series:Contemporary issues in Asia and the Pacific
Subjects:
Neighborhood government > China.
Neighborhood government > Taiwan.
Citizens' associations > China.
Citizens' associations > Taiwan.
Social networks > China.
Social networks > Taiwan.
Beijing (China) > Politics and government.
Taipei (Taiwan) > Politics and government.
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Table of Contents:
  • a Introduction : administration at the grass roots in East and Southeast Asia
  • The little platoon : structuring the neighborhood
  • Elections, bogus and bona fide
  • Power relations at the alley level
  • Perceptions and interaction
  • Thick networks and state-mobilized volunteers
  • Thin networks and the appeals of organic statism
  • The landscape of grassroots administration : comparative cases
  • Conclusion.

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