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

Year: 2000

Type: article

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.

Source: The China Quarterly

DOI: 10.1017/s0305741000008213

Authors: Kevin J. O'Brien, Lianjiang Li

Institutions: University of California, Berkeley, Hong Kong Baptist University, Chinese University of Hong Kong, The Ohio State University

Language: English

Topic: China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Ohio State University, Hong Kong Baptist University