{"product_id":"public-participation-and-state-building-in-china-paperback-softback","title":"Public Participation and State Building in China - Paperback \/ softback","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book explores non-electoral means of public participation in contemporary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChina, both as an outcome of and a key contributor to the party-state’s\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eefforts to improve its governing capacity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExamining consultative meetings, public hearings, and the use of surveys\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand questionnaires in Zhejiang province, on an empirical level, the study\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eevaluates the historical development and institutional backgrounds of these\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emechanisms, as well as provides a critical assessment of their achievements\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand failures. At the same time, on a theoretical level, this book contributes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto the broader scholarship on contemporary Chinese politics and political\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edevelopment within one-party regimes, as well as debates about state building\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand democratisation. Relying on the distinction between access to and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eexercise of power, it concludes that non-electoral public participation is in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efact a function of state building. Developing a state capable of producing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eeffective solutions to governing challenges, it is argued, requires public participation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein the governing process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith analysis informed by interviews with local-level policy-makers and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eofficials, academics, and citizens’ representatives and activists, \u003ci\u003ePublic Participation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand State Building in China will be a valuable research resource for\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estudents and scholars of Chinese politics, political science, and civil society.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45575577010414,"sku":"9781032087399","price":67.19,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/public-participation-and-state-building-in-china-paperback-softback","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}