Village Reconstruction in Rural China: The Importance of Being Urban

Autor:	Saul Wilson, Xiaorong Zhang
Rok vydání:	2019
Předmět:	media_common.quotation_subject Political science Political Science and International Relations Geography Planning and Development Opposition (politics) Development Public administration China Welfare media_common
Zdroj:	The China Quarterly. 238:438-460
ISSN:	1468-2648 0305-7410
DOI:	10.1017/s0305741019000298
Popis:	Using examples from village reconstruction programmes in rural China, we show that local cadres often prioritize project visibility over publicized policy goals. While central policies and the academic literature emphasized land reclamation or rural welfare, local cadres – and the projects they designed – tended instead to focus on projecting an image of urban, wealthy villagers. Where such image-driven behaviour is most deleterious to villagers, it can evince opposition. We observe that some areas avoid conflict by making these projects voluntary or adjusting projects to local conditions. However, we provide a case study of a village with strong village leadership, showing that contrary to recent claims that village cadres are increasingly impotent, some maintain the authority to override widespread objections from villagers.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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