Rights, Responsibilities, and the State

Author: Chen Mingming
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: In the thematic discussion of this issue, Jing Yuejin analyzes the transformation of China's interest transmission mechanism and points out that only by seeking a coordinated mechanism for interest expression and interest synthesis on the basis of acknowledging interest conflicts and contradictions, can the political logic of building a harmonious society be grasped. Huang Weiping and Chen Wen interpret several cases of citizen political participation, attempting to explore the potential of the current political system in terms of interest coordination and public opinion integration, in order to as far as possible bring the democratic demands of the into the current system for orderly release. Yu Jianrong, in his usual realistic style, meticulously narrates the nature and limitations of the political struggle of the abstract "legitimate rights" or "citizens' rights" of the peasant group, leaving a bitter and profound impression on us from the story of the struggle directly targeting the county and township governments and mobilizing the participation of a large number of peasants to constrain public power. The papers by Zhu Fang and Zhong Yang reveal the changes in rural elections and the democratic values of villagers from different perspectives; while the papers by Zhang Yuan and Lu Ming examine the roots of rural poverty in China and the effectiveness of anti-poverty policies with the somewhat critical eyes of economists.