The Paradigm Shift in the Disciplining of Village Cadres in China: From Mao to Xi

• Published in: The China quarterly (London) Vol. 248; no. S1; pp. 181 - 199
• Main Authors: Wang, Juan, Mou, Yu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.11.2021
• Subjects: Agents; Ambiguity; Cadres; Campaigns; Committees; Corruption; Criminal justice; Discipline; Economic reform; Elections; Fines & penalties; Government employees; Grass roots movement; Legislation; Local politics; Migrant workers; Public officials; Reforms; Rural areas; Secretaries; Tax reform; Towns; Xi Jinping; China; institutionalization; Xi Jinping; 制度化建设; law; village election; 习近平; 基层治理; 基层选举; village cadres; 村干部; discipline; 法律

Village cadres are important agents for the state yet disciplining them has been difficult. There are few disciplinary tools that can easily hold them to account. Prior to 2018, Party discipline did not apply to non-Party cadres. Legislation was ambiguous in relation to these grassroots agents and h...