Local people's congresses in China

"Young Nam Cho addresses two key questions in this comprehensive study of local people's congresses at both provincial and county levels. First, what kinds of roles did Chinese local legislatures actually perform in local politics, and to what degree? Second, how have Chinese local legislatures become political forces, and what kinds of development strategies have they employed, along with the Chinese communist Party and local governments? Dismissing the outdated conclusion that Chinese local legislatures are nothing but "rubber stamps," Cho's in-depth research in the Shanghai, Guangdong, and Tianjin areas proves that they have strengthened lawmaking and supervisory roles and thereby have become important political forces in local politics, Moreover, these legislatures have employed very sophisticated development strategies targeting different objectives: gaining the support of the party, cooperating with governments, and aggressively engaging courts."--Jacket.

Year

2009

Language

English

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Editions

3

Pages

206

ISBN

9780521515627

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