Abstract
As described in the previous chapter, whether it is in traditional China or in contemporary China, vigor is the fundamental driving force of contentious politics. The vigor in collective contentious politics is not an individual’s groundless emotions or restlessness under certain situations. The cohesion of vigor is due to structural factors. This chapter will analyze the structural background of contemporary China’s contentious politics.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Notes
- 1.
The concept of “governance” originally referred to the management of public affairs that were not within the government’s specific responsibility by citizens who were involved in it and cooperated with government (see Stoker 2000). In this book, “governance” has two meanings: one is that government not only has the responsibility to push forward economic construction but also is responsible for protecting social equality and managing public affairs; the other is about the impact of non-government and non-market sectors on public affairs (usually refer to the civil society).
- 2.
Custom Head Office, 2007, The 20 Years Custom Law Witness China’s 20 Years of Development, http://www.customs.gov.cn/tabid/399/ctl/InfoDetail/InfoID/73724/mid/60432/Default.aspx?ContainerSrc=%5BG%5DContainers%2F_default%2FNo+Container; Custom Head Office, 2009, China’s Foreign Trade Reached $2.56 Trillion in 2008, http://www.customs.gov.cn/publish/portal0/tab2453/module72494/info157554.htm
- 3.
State Census Office, 1993, 1990 Census Data, Beijing: China Statistics Press; 1994, Common Population Data, Beijing, China Population Publisher; Population and Family Planning, 2007, Population and Family Planning Statistical Journal – 2006 Key Data of Sample Survey of National Population and Family Planning No. 2.
- 4.
Gao, A Value Estimation on China’s non-normal income distribution in 2004, http://finance.cecn/macro/jjxr/mjzlbk/ghq/200709/14/t20070914_12611451.shtml
- 5.
Yingyi Qian initiated the concepts of “good market economy” and “bad market economy.” These concepts focus on whether the market economy has a legitimate foundation (Qian 2003). We believe that in addition, whether market economy has a foundation of civil society and whether it is built upon the balance of social power are important symbols of its quality.
- 6.
See Sun (2005a) for the distinction between middle class and “quasi-middle class” urban residents.
- 7.
Department of Water Resource: Water Poverty Alleviation and the Dynamics of Reservoir Development, 4, 1997.
- 8.
For example, in 2002, 11.7 billion kwh of electricity was delivered into Guangdong province bringing a profit of 30 billion Yuan to Guangdong province but only 1 billion to Yunan, Guizhou, and Guangxi provinces in total (Liu 2007: p. 9).
References
B. Chen, The interaction between “vigor” and rural life – an investigation in Wanbei Liyu village. Open Era 2 (2007a)
H. Chen, Q. Gu, The change in fiscal centralization and local government behavior, in On the Growth and Competition: The Political Economy of China’s Growth, ed. by Zhang, Zhou (Shanghai People Press, 2008)
D. Cheng, The Three Gorges Project and the Migrants (Chengdu University of Science and Technology Press, 1996)
F. Fukuyama, National Construction: National Governance and World Order in the 21st Century (China Social Science Press, 2007)
B. Gao, Chinese economic developing transformation and economic sociological institutionalism. Sociol. Res. 4 (2008)
G. Gong, Y. Lin, Over-reaction: explanation on China’s “contraction-growth” economy. Econ. Res. 4 (2007)
H. Hu, Estimate on China’s rent in 1988, in Comparison on Economic and Social Systems. Magazine Editorial Corruption: The Exchange of Power and Money (China Economic Publishing House, 1993)
X. Kang, On “administrative political absorption.” 21st Century August (2002)
S. Li, H. Sato, The Cost of Economic Transition—Empirical Analysis on Chinese Urban Unemployment, Poverty, and Income Disparity (China Financial and Economic Publishing House, 2004)
Y. Liu, On contraction during economic growth and its treatment in China’s economic operation. Financ. Econ. 10 (2002)
S. Liu, Accelerate the Development of Hydropower (China Water Resources and Hydropower Press, 2007)
Y. Qian, Modern Economics and China’s Economic Reform (People’s University Press, 2003)
H. Qin, The formation of “China miracle” and its future. Southern Weekend, 21 February (2008)
J. Qu, F. Zhou, X. Ying, From overall control to technological governance—a sociological analysis based on 30-year experience of China’s reform. Chin. Soc. Sci. 6 (2009)
K. Shen, Analysis on economic relation of hydropower projects, in Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Environment and Development Research Center, Scientific Development Concept and River Development (China Press, 2005)
G. Shi et al., Analysis on the effect of health investment since the reform, in China’s Medical Reform: The Problem, the Source, and the Way Out, ed. by Y. Ge (China Development Press, 2007)
J.E. Stiglitz, The Post Washington Consensus. Initiative for Policy Dialogue (1998)
L. Sun, Analysis on practicing sociology and the process of market transformation. Chin. Soc. Sci. 5 (2002)
L. Sun, Change in Chinese social structure since the 1990s, in Modernization and Social Transformation, ed. by L. Sun (Peking University Press, 2005a)
L. Sun, Recent trends and problems in Chinese social structural transformation, in Modernization and Social Transformation, ed. by L. Sun (Peking University Press, 2005b)
L. Sun, Officials’ politics, in Guarding the Bottom Line, ed. by L. Su (Social Science Research Publishing House, 2007)
L. Sun et al., Institutionalizing expression to ensure long-term stability. Leader 33 (2010)
C. Tong, National Special Action: Xin’an River Migration (People’s Literature Publishing House, 2009)
M. Wang, Analysis on NGO development. Manag. World 8 (2002)
R. Wang, Market connectivity, relational contracts, and economic transition. Econ. Res. 6 (2006)
Q. Wang, Chinese administrative litigation: justice in polycentrism. Local Foreign Law 5 (2007a)
R. Wang et al., Developing road towards a large country—on the gain and loss of decentralizing reform. Econ. Res. 1 (2007)
J. Williamson, After the Washington Consensus (Institute for International Economics, 2003)
R. Yi, Interest map behind Nu river development. Science Times 7 November (2005)
X. Ying, Petition relief as a special administrative relief. Legal Res. 3 (2004)
X. Ying, The law, administration, and society in the administrative proceedings. Peking Univ. Law Rev. 9(1) (2008a)
X. Ying, “Charisma” and the system of group incidents. Sociol. Res. 4 (2009a)
X. Ying, The Morality and Politics in the Village Trial History (Intellectual Property Publishing House, 2009b)
X. Ying, “Vigor” and social activities with Chinese rural characteristics. Sociol. Res. 5 (2010b)
X. Yu, Hydropower immigrants, where is their road. Natl. Geogr. 11 (2004a)
J. Zhang, L. Zhou, Competition for Growth: The Political Economy of China’s Growth (Shanghai People’s Publishing House, 2008)
W. Zhong, Interpretation of “dual track.” China Reform (Consol.) 1 (2005)
F. Zhou, From “absorbing” to “floating” regime—the impact of tax reform on the relationship between the country and farmer. Sociol. Res. 3 (2006a)
F. Zhou, A decade of the system of tax distribution: the system and its impact. Chin. Soc. Sci. 6 (2006b)
F. Zhou, Generating wealth: government and farmer in land development and transfer. Sociol. Res. 1 (2007a)
F. Zhou, Tournament system. Sociol. Res. 3 (2009a)
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2013 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Ying, X. (2013). The Structural Background of Contemporary China’s Contentious Politics: The Cohesion of Vigor. In: A Study of the Stability of Contemporary Rural Chinese Society. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36400-6_3
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36400-6_3
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Print ISBN: 978-3-642-36399-3
Online ISBN: 978-3-642-36400-6
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and LawSocial Sciences (R0)