{"product_id":"public-participation-and-state-building-in-china-case-studies-from-zhejiang-9781032087399","title":"Public Participation and State Building in China: Case Studies from Zhejiang","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book explores non-electoral means of public participation in contemporary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChina, both as an outcome of and a key contributor to the party-state's\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eefforts to improve its governing capacity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eExamining consultative meetings, public hearings, and the use of surveys\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eand questionnaires in Zhejiang province, on an empirical level, the study\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eevaluates the historical development and institutional backgrounds of these\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003emechanisms, as well as provides a critical assessment of their achievements\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eand failures. At the same time, on a theoretical level, this book contributes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eto the broader scholarship on contemporary Chinese politics and political\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003edevelopment within one-party regimes, as well as debates about state building\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eand democratisation. Relying on the distinction between access to and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eexercise of power, it concludes that non-electoral public participation is in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003efact a function of state building. Developing a state capable of producing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eeffective solutions to governing challenges, it is argued, requires public participation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ein the governing process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith analysis informed by interviews with local-level policy-makers and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eofficials, academics, and citizens' representatives and activists, \u003ci\u003ePublic Participation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eand State Building in China will be a valuable research resource for\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003estudents and scholars of Chinese politics, political science, and civil society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pavlicevic, Dragan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/02\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781032087399\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 178","brand":"Dragan Pavlicevic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39355128905803,"sku":"9781032087399","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_c2d1071d-afd1-4eb4-8084-180b6ee4399e.jpg?v=1620711438","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/public-participation-and-state-building-in-china-case-studies-from-zhejiang-9781032087399","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}