"Three disconnects" and China's rural election: A case study of Hailian Village

Communist and Post-Communist Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 25-37

  Hong, Zhaohui ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY CALUMET   (United States)

Author keywords

China uniqueness; Democratic consciousness; Rural election

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; ELECTION; POLITICAL SYSTEM; RURAL AREA;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 33644651177     PISSN: 0967067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postcomstud.2005.09.002     Document Type: Article

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