| ID | 145246 |
| Title Proper | China’s local governance in perspective |
| Other Title Information | instruments of central government control |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Chung, Jae Ho |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | With the world’s largest population and fourth largest territory, China’s size renders it difficult to govern. The degree to which the Communist Party has for years prioritized the task of “maintaining stability” (weiwen) is a key testimony to the potential fragility of the regime. A principal question that logically follows is: what keeps the regime from falling apart? This article surveys a range of instruments that the central government has deployed both historically and today in efforts to govern China’s centrifugal localities. Seven dimensions of control—ideological-normative, institutional, resource-allocative, personnel management, administrative monitoring, powers over key local sectors, and military force—are examined to assess the center’s adaptive capacity in local governance. |
| `In' analytical Note | China Journal , No.75; Jan 2016: p.38-60 |
| Journal Source | China Journal No 75 |
| Key Words | China ; Communist Party ; China’s Local Governance ; Central Government Control ; Maintaining Stability |