State and agents in China : disciplining government officials /

State and agents in China : disciplining government officials /

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Author / Creator:	Cai, Yongshun, author.
Imprint:	Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2015] ©2015
Description:	1 online resource (xii, 252 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Misconduct in office -- China. Labor discipline. Misconduct in office. China -- Officials and employees -- Discipline. China. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11238492

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ISBN:	9780804793520 0804793522 0804792518 9780804792516 0804793514 9780804793513 9780804792516 9780804793513
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Vendor-supplied metadata.
Summary:	Chinese government officials have played a crucial role in China's economic development, but they are also responsible for severe problems, including environmental pollution, violation of citizens' rights, failure in governance, and corruption. How does the Chinese Party-state respond when a government official commits a duty-related malfeasance or criminal activity? And how does it balance the potential political costs of disciplining its own agents versus the loss of legitimacy in tolerating their misdeeds? State and Agents in China explores how the party-state addresses this dilemma, uncove.
Other form:	Print version: Cai, Yongshun. State and agents in China. Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2015] 9780804792516

Table of Contents:

Government officials' malfeasance in China
The politics of disciplining government officials
Disciplining officials for duty-related malfeasance
Punishing corrupt agents
The politics of blame avoidance
Reform-minded officials, state tolerance, and institutional change.