The Magnitude and Resilience of Trust in the Center: Evidence from Interviews with Petitioners in Beijing and a Local Survey in Rural China

Modern China

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 3-36

  Li, Lianjiang ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

dimensions and domains; magnitude and resilience; petitioning; political trust; trustworthiness

Indexed keywords

COMMUNISM; LEADERSHIP; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; SURVEY;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

EID: 84871500520     PISSN: 00977004     EISSN: 15526836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0097700412450661     Document Type: Article

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