GRASSROOTS DEMOCRACY AND LOCAL GOVERNANCE:EVIDENCE FROM RURAL CHINA
会议名称：《北京论坛（2006）文明的和谐与共同繁荣—对人类文明方式的思考》
会议日期：2006年
学科分类：120301[管理学-农业经济管理] 12[管理学] 1203[管理学-农林经济管理]
基 金：The Research Center for Rural Economy Ministry of Agriculture the People’s Republic of China provided assistance in data collection.Financial supports from the Chinese Medical Board the World Bank and the National 211 Projects China are gratefully acknowledged
关 键 词：grassroots democracy local governance village elections Asia China
摘 要：This paper studies the impacts of village elections on the accountability of the village committee,local fiscal sharing,and state taxation in rural China using data of 48 villages for the period of *** are found to substantially increase the share of public expenditures in the village budget,but reduce the shares of administrative costs and income handed to the township *** findings suggest that elections have enhanced the accountability of the village committee,but weakened local fiscal sharing and the state’s grip. No strong evidence is found that state taxation is affected by elections,nor it is found that the role of a more competitive election is different from that of a closed election.