Supply and support for grassroots political reform in rural China

Journal of Chinese Political Science

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 169-190

  Kennedy, John James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Democratic institutions; Rural China; Village elections

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952320420     PISSN: 10806954     EISSN: 18746357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11366-010-9096-0     Document Type: Article

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