Popular support for grassroots self-government in Urban China: Findings from a Beijing survey

Modern China

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 505-528

  Chen, Jie ^a   Lu, Chunlong ^a   Yang, Yiyin ^b  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHINESE ACADEMY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese politics; Mass political support; Public opinion; Urban grassroots self government

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMY; GRASSROOTS LEVEL; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; POLITICAL CHANGE; SELF GOVERNMENT; URBAN AREA; URBAN POLITICS; URBAN SOCIETY;

ASIA; BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 34548714794     PISSN: 00977004     EISSN: 15526836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0097700407303966     Document Type: Article

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