Integrated Governance in Rural China: Case Study of Nanjiang County

ISBN-13: 9789811930843 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022

Shaolai Zhou;Jun Zhang;Ying Sun

Opis

This book adopts the methods of field investigation and case study, systematically summarizes the development course of Nanjiang County in Sichuan Province since China’s reform and opening-up, and comprehensively sorts out its main experiences of promoting green development and rural governance. These experiences not only have great enlightening and demonstration significance to the 80 counties that belong to the Qinba mountain area, but also have important reference value to promote rural revitalization and realize effective governance in the vast mountainous areas and counties throughout the country. Therefore, this book is not only suitable for ordinary readers interested in China's reform and opening up, but also suitable for professional researchers interested in China's green development and rural governance.

Spis treści

Introduction

I. Changes of Nanjiang over the Past Millennium

II. Innovative Practice in Green Development

(I) Poverty Alleviation Propelled by Green Development

(II) Rural Revitalization Led by Green Development

III. Collaborative Governance in Green Development

(I) Party and Government Integration

(II) Corporate Implementation

(III) Social Organization Engagement

(IV) Talent Guarantee

(V) External Collaboration

IV. Path to Green Development and Rural Governance of Mountainous Counties

(I) Target Positioning: Poverty Alleviation before Comprehensive Rural Revitalization

(II) Prerequisite: Basic Instructure as the First Step of Poverty Alleviation and Revitalization

(III) Path: Great Efforts in Green Ecological Industry to Guide Integrated Development of the Three Main Industries

(IV) Strategic focus: accelerated urban-rural integrated development to boost urban-rural integration

(V) Institutional Guarantee: System and Mechanism Innovation that Enhances the Modernization Level of Rural Governance

V. Proper Ways to Deal with Relationships in Green Development and Rural Governance

(I) Relationship between Government Leadership and Farmers’ Dominance

(II) Relationship between Material Poverty Alleviation and Spiritual Poverty Alleviation

(III) Relationship between Short-Term Benefit and Long-Term Benefit

(IV) Relationship between Overall Advancement and Differentiated Guidance

(V) Relationship between Industry Development and Rural Governance

VI. Outlook on Promoting Green Development and Rural Governance

Conclusion

 

Appendix 2 Implementation Details about the Poverty Alleviation Relocation Project in Nanjiang County (for Trial)

Appendix 3 Administrative Division of Qinling-Daba Mountainous Area

Major References

O autorze

Zhou Shaolai, Ph.D. in politics, Professor, Director of Political Theory Research Office, Institute of Political Science, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and Chief Researcher of innovation project "Political Development and State Governance" in Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Main research directions: political development in contemporary China, democratic governance, and the theory of democracy and democratization. He has published more than 120 academic papers and participated in writing 10 monographs: Humanity, Politics and Institutions – Research on Political Logic and Its Problems (China Social Sciences Press, 2004 edition), Contemporary Chinese Political Parties, State and Society (World Knowledge Press, 2010 edition), and Historical Logic of Democracy Generation in East Asia (China Social Sciences Press, 2013 edition), The Theoretical Construction of Democratic Society(China Social Sciences Press, 2017 edition), Rural Governance: Structural Change and Problem Response (China Social Sciences Press, 2018 edition).

Zhang Jun, Ph.D. in politics, Associate Professor at the Institute of Political Science, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. His main research areas are democratic theory and political party research. His major publication is The Politics of Selection by Western Political Parties (2019). In recent years, he has published more than 10 academic papers independently and won many awards such as the second prize of excellent information award of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. 

 

Sun Ying, Ph.D., Assistant Professor at the Institute of Political Science, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. She is mainly engaged in local government and grassroots governance research. She has published more than 10 academic papers in journals. She is also a Part-time Researcher of Shanghai Academy.