Official Governance and Self-governance : The Reconstruction of Grassroots Social Order in China

Part I The Transformation of Traditional Grassroots Social Order and Significance of Its Modern Construction.- Chapter One The Cognitive Paradigms for Understanding Traditional Grassroots Social Order.- Chapter Two Rules of Order: Structure of Social Authorities at the Grassroots.- Chapter Three The Structure of Social Order and the Relationship Between Society and State.- Chapter Four Grassroots Governance by Local Government Clerks and Runners and Its Modern Transformation: Social Restructuring and Remolding of Social Order.- Chapter Five The Significance of Modern Construction of Grassroots Social Order.- Part II The Contemporary Authority Structure and Governance System of Grassroots Social Order.- Chapter Six The Historical Basis of the Governance Order in Rural Society.- Chapter Seven Finance and Governance (1): The Nature of Government Power and Its Boundaries.- Chapter Eight Finance and Governance (2): The Significance of Public Finance Restructuring at the Grassroots for Social Governance Transformation.- Chapter Nine Rules and Order: The Transformation of Grassroots Social Governance.- Chapter Ten Grassroots Public Political Culture.- Chapter Eleven Forms of Rights for Members of the Rural Society: From Primary Community to State-Based Community.- Chapter Twelve The Rights Distribution System for Urban Residents.- Chapter Thirteen Social Organizations in Historical and Social Contexts.- Chapter Fourteen Documentary Governance: How Authority Is Exercised and Its Significance for Order and Rules.- Chapter Fifteen Co-Governance by Officials and the People.- Chapter Sixteen Restructuring Order: Forty Years of Grassroots Governance Reform in China.