Peasant conflict and the local predatory state in the Chinese countryside
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2158244 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A Y So (0000-0002-6915-9891, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 560-581 |
| Publication date | 2007-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Peasant Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0306-6150 • E-ISSN: 1743-9361 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03066150701804583 |
| OpenAlex | W2117655620 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 39 |
| References cited | 33 |
Observing the growing number and intensity of peasant struggles in the Chinese countryside, examined here is why Chinese peasants protest against township government but not against the central state. It is argued that two decades of a neoliberal project, plus recent policy changes, have led to the formation of a split state, one divided between a'benign' centre and a'predatory' local apparatus. This split state has in turn shaped the contours of peasant conflict
Development economics · Economic system · Economics · Economy · Geography · Government (linguistics · Peasant · Political economy · Political science · Rural area · Sociology · State (computer science · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Chinese history and philosophy · Japanese History and Culture · Law
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| Citations per year | 2,44 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2026 (17) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 36 |