Distrust in Government Leaders, Demand for Leadership Change, and Preference for Popular Elections in Rural China

Political Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 291-311

  Li, Lianjiang ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Distrust in government leaders; Leadership change; Political trust; Systemic changes

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956282022     PISSN: 01909320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11109-010-9111-3     Document Type: Article

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