Interpreting Village Self-Governance: Observations and Explanations on the Village Self-Governance of Niuxibutown

Author: Wu Shaotian
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Publish Date: 2001-09-01
Features: The book's distinctive feature lies in its innovative research methods. Through tracking and analyzing several specific events in a pilot town over more than a decade, as well as direct dialogue with farmers, it explores farmers' perceptions of policies, value orientations, and the development trends of village self-governance. Furthermore, the book offers highly meaningful suggestions for future policy directions, both in terms of methodology and practice. The author tracks and analyzes five aspects: the social and historical background of Niuxibu Town being designated as a pilot unit for village self-governance, the construction and innovation of the village self-governance system, political communication between the village committee and the government, the adjustment of relationships between the village committee and the Party branch, and the political participation of villagers. The focus of the entire book is on exploring the villagers' perceptions of the self-governance policy, their value orientations, and the quality of village self-governance in rural grassroots operations, as well as the evolving trends.