Cho addresses two key questions in this comprehensive study of local people s congresses at both provincial and county levels. First, what kinds of roles did Chinese local legislatures actually perform in local politics, and to what degree? Second, how have Chinese local legislatures become main political forces, and what kinds of development strategies have they employed, along with the Chinese Communist Party and governments? Dismissing the outdated conclusion that Chinese local legislatures are nothing but rubber stamps, Cho s in-depth research in Shanghai, Guangdong, and Tianjin areas...

Cho addresses two key questions in this comprehensive study of local people s congresses at both provincial and county levels. First, what kinds of roles did Chinese local legislatures actually perform in local politics, and to what degree? Second, how have Chinese local legislatures become main political forces, and what kinds of development strategies have they employed, along with the Chinese Communist Party and governments? Dismissing the outdated conclusion that Chinese local legislatures are nothing but rubber stamps, Cho s in-depth research in Shanghai, Guangdong, and Tianjin areas...