Governing The Village

Author : Huaiyin Li
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2005-03-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780804767552

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Village Governance in North China by Huaiyin Li Pdf

This book is about village governance in China during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Drawing on government archives from Huailu county, Hebei province, it explores local practices and official systems of social control, land taxation, and "self government" at the village level. Its analysis of peasant behaviors bridges the gap between the rational choice and moral economy models by taking into account both material and symbolic dimensions of power and interest in the peasant community. The author's interpretation of village/state relations before 1900 transcends the state and society dichotomy and accentuates the interplay between formal and informal institutions and practices. His account of "state making" after 1900 underscores the continuity of endogenous arrangements in the course of institutional formalization and the interpenetration between official discourse and popular notions in the new process of political legitimization.

Author : Sarah Rudrum
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2021-10-14
Category : SOCIAL SCIENCE
ISBN : 9781487504557

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Global Health and the Village by Sarah Rudrum Pdf

Drawing on extensive original qualitative research, Global Health and The Village brings the complex local and transnational factors governing women's access to safe maternity care into focus.

Author : L. Jan Slikkerveer,George Baourakis,Kurniawan Saefullah
Publisher : Springer
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2019-01-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030054236

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Integrated Community-Managed Development by L. Jan Slikkerveer,George Baourakis,Kurniawan Saefullah Pdf

This book provides an overview of recent advances in Integrated Community-Managed Development (ICMD) as an innovative strategy for the community-based development of local institutions in order to achieve lasting poverty reduction and empowerment. The original approach presented here to improving the lives and livelihoods of the poor takes a critical stance on the failing concept of conventional community development, as it is based on the shifting paradigm of 'bottom-up' cooperation and development, where recent regional autonomy policies are enabling national services to successfully integrate with local institutions at the community level. Based on recent experiences in South-East Asia, where the implementation of an alternative approach to integrating financial, medical, educational, communication and socio-cultural services has led to increased community participation and impressive poverty reduction, the book highlights the theoretical, methodological and practical aspects of this innovative strategy. The potential offered by applying the newly developed 'ICMD formula' worldwide as a function of themes, principles and services is reflected in the book’s diverse range of contributions, written by respected researchers and practitioners in the fields of development economics and financial management.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2023-08-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789004680883

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On Rural Society and Village Governance in Contemporary China by Anonim Pdf

The rapid marketization of rural labor, agricultural products, and land has dramatically reshaped village life and its structures of governance. This volume, edited by Alexander F. Day, collects twelve key essays translated from Chinese on this transformation of rural society and governance over the past 20 years. These essays, originally published in the leading Chinese-language journal Open Times (开放时代), cover class differentiation, the atomization of rural society, the hollowing out of rural governance, land transfer, rural activism against marketization, lineage politics, the role of agricultural cooperatives, the transformation of small peasant farmers into wage labor, and the disintegration and expansion of peasant petitioning, all exploring the transformation in rural China during the post-socialist era.

Author : Xuefeng He
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2021-02-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789004448285

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Improving Village Governance in Contemporary China by Xuefeng He Pdf

Based on an in-depth investigation of different regions of China's vast countryside, Improving Village Governance in Contemporary China vividly describes rural governance mechanisms against the background of China's rapid urbanization. China’s rural areas vary greatly from region to region with respect to the pace and mode of change. Rural governance in China is decided by how the state transfers resources to villages, and by the linkage between the transfer style and the specific situation of each village. Only when grassroots governance is based on rural democracy (with peasants as the core) can villages become more harmonious.

Author : V. I. Lakshmanan,Arun Chockalingam,V. Kumar Murty,S. Kalyanasundaram
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 511 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-06-25
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9783030684587

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Smart Villages by V. I. Lakshmanan,Arun Chockalingam,V. Kumar Murty,S. Kalyanasundaram Pdf

This book brings together technical expertise, best practices, case studies and ground-level application of the ideas for empowering the rural population of the world to live economically prosperous, environmentally sustainable, and socially progressive lives, on par or comparable with the quality of life enjoyed by the global urban population. The idea of Smart Villages takes on greater urgency in light of the investments made in this millennium on “Smart Cities”, taking advantage of the technological advances, particularly in digital connectivity. These investments have and will continue to expand the urban-rural divide, unless similar investments are made in the villages as well. The book provides a much-needed guide for a holistic development of a Smart Village, by defining the need, developing the framework, and describing the delivery, complete with successful case studies. Contributors to the book, from Canada, USA, Africa and India bring years of academic, industry and governmental experience, including organization of several Smart Village conferences. The knowledge base in the book will be of great value to anyone interested in or active in rural planning, including governmental and non-governmental organizations, industrial solution providers, public healthcare professionals, public policy professionals and students, as well as rural communities around the world. Consolidates all the aspects of creating/developing a Smart Village; Delivers an effective tool-kit for practitioners in the area of Smart Villages; Provides a policy-based framework for the development of an ideal Smart Village; Illustrates, through case studies, the fulfillment of key requirements of a Smart Village; Brings together experts from around the world to share their vision of a Smart Village; Highlights the importance of balancing development with social/gender equity and cultural traditions.

Author : Baden Henry Baden-Powell
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2018-02-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1377349748

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The Origin and Growth of Village Communities in India by Baden Henry Baden-Powell Pdf

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Author : James P. Robson,Dan Klooster,Jorge Hernández-Díaz
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351729352

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Communities Surviving Migration by James P. Robson,Dan Klooster,Jorge Hernández-Díaz Pdf

Out-migration might decrease the pressure of population on the environment, but what happens to the communities that manage the local environment when they are weakened by the absence of their members? In an era where community-based natural resource management has emerged as a key hope for sustainable development, this is a crucial question. Building on over a decade of empirical work conducted in Oaxaca, Mexico, Communities Surviving Migration identifies how out-migration can impact rural communities in strongholds of biocultural diversity. It reflects on the possibilities of community self-governance and survival in the likely future of limited additional migration and steady – but low – rural populations, and what different scenarios imply for environmental governance and biodiversity conservation. In this way, the book adds a critical cultural component to the understanding of migration-environment linkages, specifically with respect to environmental change in migrant-sending regions. Responding to the call for more detailed analyses and reporting on migration and environmental change, especially in contexts where rural communities, livelihoods and biodiversity are interconnected, this volume will be of interest to students and scholars of environmental migration, development studies, population geography, and Latin American studies.

Author : Alberto Magnaghi
Publisher : Zed Books
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2005-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1842775812

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The Urban Village by Alberto Magnaghi Pdf

A practical manifesto for how cities can respond to the pressures of globalization

Author : John N. Drake
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018-02-09
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0656145501

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The Village Charter by John N. Drake Pdf

Excerpt from The Village Charter: Part I. Laws Governing All Villages in the State of New York; Part II. General Act for the Incorporation of Villages; Chapter 291, Laws of 1870; With the Decisions of the Courts The' term, municipal corporation, as used in this chapter, includes only a count town, city and village. The term, governing board, inc ndes the board of supervisors of a county, the town board of a town, the common council of a city, and the board of trustees of a village. L. 1892. C. 683 l. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Peter Verbeek,Benjamin A. Peters
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781118922514

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Peace Ethology by Peter Verbeek,Benjamin A. Peters Pdf

A scholarly collection of timely essays on the behavioral science of peace With contributions from experts representing a wide variety of scholarly fields (behavioral and social sciences, philosophy, environmental science, anthropology and economics), Peace Ethology offers original essays on the most recent research and findings on the topic of the behavioral science of peace. This much-needed volume includes writings that examine four main areas of study: the proximate causation of peace, the developmental aspects of peace, the function and systems of peace and the evolution of peace. The popular belief persists that, by nature, humans are not pre-disposed to peace. However, archeological and paleontological evidence reveals that the vast majority of our time as a species has been spent in small hunter-gatherer bands that are basically peaceful and egalitarian in nature. The text also reveals that most of the earth’s people are living in more peaceful societies than in centuries past. This hopeful compendium of essays: Contains writings from noted experts from a variety of academic studies Offers a social-psychological perspective on the causation of peaceful behavior Includes information on children’s peacekeeping and peacemaking Presents ideas for overcoming social tension between police and civilians Provides the most recent thinking on the behavioral science of peace Written for students and academics of the behavioral and social sciences, Peace Ethology offers scholarly essays on the development, nature, and current state of peace.

Author : T. Saich,B. Hu
Publisher : Springer
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137035158

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Chinese Village, Global Market by T. Saich,B. Hu Pdf

The story of one village, Yantian, and its remarkable economic and social transformation, this book shows how outcomes are shaped by a number of factors such as path dependence, social structures, economic resources and local entrepreneurship.

Author : Ben Hillman
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780804791618

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Patronage and Power by Ben Hillman Pdf

Power and Patronage examines the unwritten rules and inner workings of contemporary China's local politics and government. It exposes how these rules have helped to keep the one-Party state together during decades of tumultuous political, social, and economic change. While many observers of Chinese politics have recognized the importance of informal institutions, this book explains how informal local groups actually operate, paying special attention to the role of patronage networks in political decision-making, political competition, and official corruption. While patronage networks are often seen as a parasite on the formal institutions of state, Hillman shows that patronage politics actually help China's political system function. In a system characterized by fragmented authority, personal power relations, and bureaucratic indiscipline, patronage networks play a critical role in facilitating policy coordination and bureaucratic bargaining. They also help to regulate political competition within the state, which reduces the potential for open conflict. Understanding patronage networks is essential for understanding the resilience of the Chinese state through decades of change. Power and Patronage is filled with rich and fascinating accounts of the machinations of patronage networks and their role in the ruthless and sometimes violent competition for political power.

Author : K.K. Srivastava
Publisher : Gyan Publishing House
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Decentralization in government
ISBN : 8178359103

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Decentralized Governance And Panchayati Raj by K.K. Srivastava Pdf

Author : WU Ying
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2021-12-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000520293

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Organizational Transformation and Order Reconstruction in "Village-Turned-Communities" by WU Ying Pdf

Since the beginning of the twenty-first century, a state-led urbanization has evolved into a "city management" in China: A large number of villages were demolished; cultivated land was centralized; and peasants went to live in apartments, which led to the widespread emergence of "village-turned-communities". This title explores the evolving and complex relationship between the urbanization of land and people – two core components of China’s urbanization strategy. What role does the government play in resolving conflicts around these two aspects of urbanization? What role can it play in adjudicating them? To answer these questions, the author examines rural migrants’ experience in integrating and being integrated into the cities. Through a three-year investigation in Beijing, Shandong, Hubei and Yunnan, the author shows how government policies can either engender or mitigate conflicts, as well as identifies integrated governance as an effective approach to urbanization of both land and people. This title is awarded the top ten Chinese sociology books in 2019. Students and scholars of sociology, politics and public administration will benefit from this book.