| ID | 124889 |
| Title Proper | Strategic modelling |
| Other Title Information | building a new socialist countryside in three Chinese counties |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Ahlers, Anna L ; Schubert, Gunter |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Models, pilots and experiments are considered distinctive features of the Chinese policy process. However, empirical studies on local modelling practices are rare. This article analyses the ways in which three rural counties in three different provinces engage in strategies of modelling and piloting to implement the central government's "Building a New Socialist Countryside" (shehuizhuyi xinnongcun jianshe) programme. It explains how county and township governments apply these strategies and to what effect. It also highlights the scope and limitations of local models and pilots as useful mechanisms for spurring national development. The authors plead for a fresh look at local modelling practices, arguing that these can tell us much about the realities of governance in rural China today. |
| `In' analytical Note | China Quarterly Vol. No.216; 2013:p.831-849 |
| Journal Source | China Quarterly Vol. No.216; 2013:p.831-849 |
| Key Words | Building a New Socialist Countryside ; Model Villages ; Social Welfare ; Social Reforms ; Modelling Strategies ; Local Policy Implementation ; Local Governance ; Local Agency ; Rural China ; Security Policy - China ; Development Model - China ; Economic Development - China |