商品簡介
This slim book draws on the author's extensive fieldwork and interviews to examine fundamental characteristics and conditions of rural Chinese political culture. Zhong (political science, U. of Tennessee, US, and Shanghai Jiao Ton U., China) discusses the fact that most Chinese still live in rural areas, that the rural-urban income gap is widening, and that these conditions could foretell an era of serious unrest and political crises for China's leaders. The study encompasses rural communities and support for democratic values, interactions of the populace with local officials, subjective factors associated with voting, and views on market-oriented reforms and the national government, among other topics. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Yang Zhong is Professor of Political Science at the University of Tennessee, USA, and a Changjiang Scholar at School of International and Public Affairs of Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He is the author of Local Government and Politics in China: Challenges from Below.
