This book investigates the new representation unfolding in Chinese local congresses.
Drawing qualitative fieldwork and data analysis from original surveys of 5,130 township …

This article draws on a rich empirical literature on comparative corruption and rich
theoretical literatures on the related topics of institutions and credible commitment to analyze …

This article draws on evidence from loosely structured interviews and data from original
surveys of 5,130 delegates in township, county and municipal congresses to argue that …

The post-1978 public sector reform in China has entered a new stage of building a modern
state governance system as its grand reform strategy. This essay reviews China's public …

This article draws on Party and government documents, Chinese-language books and
articles, interviews and firsthand observation, and electoral outcome data to contribute to the …

Performance measurement (PM) has been widely used in China's public sector to enhance
performance and ensure accountability. Like in other countries, PM in China is an arena of …

Based on a town government's meeting memos between March 2001 and October 2007,
annual work reports, and my interviews with local officials, I show that China's township …

How do local governments allocate land between sectors of the economy in China? The
study demonstrates that the revenue structure and the time horizon of local politicians impact …

Summary Maria Edin,'Why Do Chinese Local Cadres Promote Growth? Institutional
Incentives and Constraints of Local Cadres', Forum for Development Studies, 1998: 1, pp. 97 …

Political selection is about how individuals are selected to political office–and this
substantially determines the quality of governance. The evidence favors democratic …