Accommodating “Democracy” in a One-Party State: Introducing Village Elections in China

Kevin J. O’BRIEN; Lianjiang LI

Accommodating “Democracy” in a One-Party State: Introducing Village Elections in China

Kevin J. O’BRIEN
, Lianjiang LI

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Abstract

When residents of a few Guangxi villages decided to elect their own leaders in late 1980 and early 1981, none of them could have known they were starting a historic reform. What began as a stopgap effort to fill a political vacuum, after much debate and two decades of uneven implementation, is now enshrined in a national law. Procedures for holding elections have been spelled out and implementing regulations are being formulated at all levels. Voting is now mandatory every three years in every village, bar none.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Politics of Modern China
Editors	Yongnian ZHENG, Yiyi LU, Lynn T. III WHITE
Publisher	Routledge
Chapter	10
Volume	4
Edition	1
ISBN (Print)	9780415441513
Publication status	Published - 29 Sept 2009
Externally published	Yes

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Name	Critical Issues in Modern Politics
Publisher	Routledge

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