Survey Report on the Process of Rule of Law in China (2005)

Author: Deng Shibaopao, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: This book is the final outcome of a key research project commissioned by the Guangdong Provincial Leading Office for Rule of Law Governance and conducted by the Institute of Rule of Law and Economic Development at Guangdong University of Business and Economics. The book provides an in-depth analysis of the data and background materials collected from the survey, covering aspects such as citizens' legal literacy, the development of democracy and rule of law, the construction of the people's congress system, the development of a rule-of-law government, judicial reform, the development of grassroots democracy, and the overall impression of the rule-of-law environment. The appendix includes questionnaires and overall data tables of the survey results.
Survey on China's Rule of Law Progress
The reason we chose Guangdong as a case study is twofold. On one hand, it is due to technical considerations. For cost reasons, the survey was completed by student volunteers during the "May Day" Golden Week holiday. However, the survey subjects were not limited to residents of Guangdong Province but also included migrant workers in Guangdong, with statistics showing that there are 16 million migrant workers in the province. On the other hand, Guangdong is one of the regions that has been relatively early in promoting rule of law governance. Choosing Guangdong as the survey subject is representative and forward-looking.