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Foreword; Contents; About the Author; 1 Peasants and Top-Level Politics; 1.1 Peasants' Political Enlightenment; 1.1.1 Peasants and China's Politics; 1.1.2 Village Self-governance and Democratic Enlightenment; 1.1.3 Protests for Rights and Democratic Enlightenment; 1.1.4 Political Culture: Evolution and Enlightenment; 1.1.5 The Important Role of Enlightenment; 1.2 A Fundamental Reform Experience; 1.3 Government Philosophy and the Rural Reform; 1.4 Central Government Local Government and Peasants; 2 Peasants and Grassroots Government; 2.1 Where Is Government Reform Going?
2.1.1 Grassroots Democracy2.1.2 Grassroots Self-governance; 2.1.3 Construction of Rule by Law; 2.2 Good Policies and Good Implementation; 2.3 Government Performance in Public Service Perspective; 2.4 Political Development in Public Participation Perspective; 2.5 "Income Account" of Township Government; 2.6 Government Reform in Local Government Corporatization Perspective; 2.6.1 Local State Corporatism; 2.6.2 Corporatism and State Corporatism; 2.6.3 Local Government Corporatization; 3 Peasants and Rural Democracy; 3.1 Prospect of Rural Democracy; 3.2 Guarantee of a Harmonious Society
3.3 Social Foundation of Village Self-governance3.4 Innovation of Village Governance System; 3.5 Growth Requirements from Peasant Groups; 3.6 Difficult Growth of Village Democracy; 3.7 When Elections Enter Villages; 3.8 The Second Round of Land Contract; 3.9 How Did Tax Burden Become a "Problem"; 3.10 Why Did Village Affairs Management Crisis Occur?; 4 Peasants and Social Construction; 4.1 Stability Maintenance and Political Reform; 4.2 The Chess of Petition System Reform Is Out of the Game; 4.3 Governments' Role in the Labor Market; 4.4 Institutional Innovation and Social Integration
4.4.1 "Floating Population" Has Become a Major Challenge for Grassroots Management4.4.2 The Key to Social Transformation Lies in Cities; 4.4.3 Cultural Estrangement and Institutional Defects as the Obstacle of Social Integration; 4.4.4 Institutional Supply at the Macro Level is Indispensable to "Integration"; 4.5 Narration by Protesting Peasants; 4.5.1 External Features of the Letters; 4.5.2 The Source of Conflicts: Exploitation; 4.5.3 Escalation of Conflict: Compulsion; 4.5.4 Conflicts and the Growth of Peasants' Awareness of Rights; 4.5.5 A Brief Discussion
4.6 Protesting Peasants in Beijing4.6.1 Petitioner: The Emergence of Elite Style Figures; 4.6.2 Petition Demands: Group Expression of Interests; 4.6.3 Petition: A Rational Appealing Process; 4.6.4 Escalation of Petition: Conflict Accumulation Factor; 4.6.5 Peasant Petition: Understandings and Proposals; 4.7 How Do Peasants Watch TV?; 4.7.1 The Hardware Level of Peasants' TVs; 4.7.2 TV Watching Behavioral Features; 4.7.3 Basic Assessment of the Programs; 4.7.4 The Program's Direct Help for Peasants; 4.7.5 Peasants' First Opinion About TV Network and TV Programs
2.1.1 Grassroots Democracy2.1.2 Grassroots Self-governance; 2.1.3 Construction of Rule by Law; 2.2 Good Policies and Good Implementation; 2.3 Government Performance in Public Service Perspective; 2.4 Political Development in Public Participation Perspective; 2.5 "Income Account" of Township Government; 2.6 Government Reform in Local Government Corporatization Perspective; 2.6.1 Local State Corporatism; 2.6.2 Corporatism and State Corporatism; 2.6.3 Local Government Corporatization; 3 Peasants and Rural Democracy; 3.1 Prospect of Rural Democracy; 3.2 Guarantee of a Harmonious Society
3.3 Social Foundation of Village Self-governance3.4 Innovation of Village Governance System; 3.5 Growth Requirements from Peasant Groups; 3.6 Difficult Growth of Village Democracy; 3.7 When Elections Enter Villages; 3.8 The Second Round of Land Contract; 3.9 How Did Tax Burden Become a "Problem"; 3.10 Why Did Village Affairs Management Crisis Occur?; 4 Peasants and Social Construction; 4.1 Stability Maintenance and Political Reform; 4.2 The Chess of Petition System Reform Is Out of the Game; 4.3 Governments' Role in the Labor Market; 4.4 Institutional Innovation and Social Integration
4.4.1 "Floating Population" Has Become a Major Challenge for Grassroots Management4.4.2 The Key to Social Transformation Lies in Cities; 4.4.3 Cultural Estrangement and Institutional Defects as the Obstacle of Social Integration; 4.4.4 Institutional Supply at the Macro Level is Indispensable to "Integration"; 4.5 Narration by Protesting Peasants; 4.5.1 External Features of the Letters; 4.5.2 The Source of Conflicts: Exploitation; 4.5.3 Escalation of Conflict: Compulsion; 4.5.4 Conflicts and the Growth of Peasants' Awareness of Rights; 4.5.5 A Brief Discussion
4.6 Protesting Peasants in Beijing4.6.1 Petitioner: The Emergence of Elite Style Figures; 4.6.2 Petition Demands: Group Expression of Interests; 4.6.3 Petition: A Rational Appealing Process; 4.6.4 Escalation of Petition: Conflict Accumulation Factor; 4.6.5 Peasant Petition: Understandings and Proposals; 4.7 How Do Peasants Watch TV?; 4.7.1 The Hardware Level of Peasants' TVs; 4.7.2 TV Watching Behavioral Features; 4.7.3 Basic Assessment of the Programs; 4.7.4 The Program's Direct Help for Peasants; 4.7.5 Peasants' First Opinion About TV Network and TV Programs