Local People's Congresses in China Development and Transition [Paperback]

Cho's in-depth research reveals how and why Chinese local legislatures have become important political forces in local politics.Dismissing the outdated conclusion that Chinese local legislatures are nothing but rubber stamps, Chos in-depth research proves that they have strengthened lawmaking and supervisory roles and thereby become important political forces in local politics. Cho reveals how these legislatures have employed sophisticated development strategies in order to target their diverse political objectives.Dismissing the outdated conclusion that Chinese local legislatures are nothing but rubber stamps, Chos in-depth research proves that they have strengthened lawmaking and supervisory roles and thereby become important political forces in local politics. Cho reveals how these legislatures have employed sophisticated development strategies in order to target their diverse political objectives.Cho addresses two key questions in this comprehensive study of local peoples 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 Dismissing the outdated conclusion that Chinese local legislatures are nothing but rubber stamps, Chos in-depth research in Shanghai, Guangdong, and Tianjin areas proves that they have strengthened lawmaking and supervisory roles and thereby become important political forces in local politics. Moreover, these legislatures have employed very sophisticated development strategies targeting different objectives: getting the support of the party, cooperating with governments, and aggressively engaging in courts.1. Introduction: local legislatures in Chinese politics; 2. The politics of lawmaking with Chinese characteristics; 3. Supervising gls+