Sinews of State Power: The Rise and Demise of the Cohesive Local State in Rural China

by Juan Wang

The Sinews of State Power seeks to explain why rural China has been so unstable since 2000, despite numerous national reforms. Using original fieldwork, it traces the rise and demise of cohesive local states in rural China since the Maoist era. It shows that, the county, township, and village levels of government, when in alliance, have facilitated economic growth and caused social grievances. However, national reforms redressing local deviation,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190605731
• ISBN13: 9780190605735
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Oxford Univ PR
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.4"