Village governance, social cohesion and contentment with social assistance in Northern China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12910885 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lichao Yang (0000-0002-9412-0358, Beijing Normal University), Robert Walker (0000-0002-7763-3784, Beijing Normal University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 254-270 |
| Publication date | 2021-08-12 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Asian Public Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1751-6242 • E-ISSN: 1751-6234 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17516234.2021.1965726 |
| OpenAlex | W3195028863 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 24 |
The Chinese government’s legitimacy rests on ensuring the contentment of its people and avoiding social instability. In achieving these goals, the government has been massively aided by rising living standards and perhaps by reduced poverty. However, little is known about the contribution of poverty alleviation to political contentment. Therefore, ethnographic research was conducted in eight villages to explore attitudes to social assistance (dibao), a key component in poverty alleviation. Village cadres prioritized social cohesion over poverty relief in administering dibao. Nevertheless, cohesion varied markedly between villages, interacting with styles of village governance, to influence villagers’ (dis-)satisfaction with dibao
China · Cohesion (chemistry · Contentment · Corporate governance · Economic growth · Economics · Government (linguistics · Legitimacy · Management · Political science · Politics · Poverty · Sociology · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Law · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |