Elections and Authoritarian Rule: Causes and Consequences of Adoption of Grassroots Elections in China
Description:
This dissertation investigates the relationship between elections and authoritarian rule with a focus on the case of China's adoption of elections at the grassroots level. In this dissertation, I look at the incentives facing Chinese local governments in choosing between holding competitive elections or state-controlled elections, and how the selection of electoral rules shapes the public's preferences over political institutions and influences the citizens' political behaviors, especially voti…
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Date:
August 2017
Creator:
Tzeng, Wei Feng
Partner:
UNT Libraries