China’s Rural Governance in the Past and Nowadays： A Comparative Analysis of the Cases of Dingxian，Zouping and Jiangning Counties

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Since China implemented the policy of reform and opening to the outside world， there have been the two most conspicuous changes in China’s rural areas：economically，the implementation of the household contract responsibility system with remuneration linked to output；politically，the institution of self-governance among villagers. Self-governance among villagers has been introduced to most of China’s rural areas since the 1980s （hereinafter referred to as the period of the Reform）. This has brought about a fundamental change in the entire rural political life，and a new model of governance is emerging in China’s rural areas. Sociologists and political scientists have conducted a great deal of research and obtained many results. However，some difficult problems concerning theory and practice arise in the reform of rural governance centering on self-governance among villagers. For example，what is the model of China’s rural governance？What are its features？What is the status of self-governance among villagers in the political development of the whole country？What are the main difficulties and the future for the reform of rural democracy and governance？How are relations between self-governance and the Party’s leadership？How are many villagers mobilized to take an active part in government and political affairs？Is it possible to make a shift from direct elections for village heads to direct elections for township and town heads？

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徐秀丽:本科与博士分别毕业于中国农业大学经济管理学院和人文与发展学院。现就职于中国农业大学人文与发展学院发展管理系，副教授，硕士生导师。2010～2011年赴剑桥大学发展研究中心做访问学者，多次赴英国、肯尼亚、墨西哥、泰国、印度尼西亚、菲律宾、尼泊尔、巴西等地学习和培训。主要研究领域：农村公共政策研究、自然资源管理研究、发展研究的理论与方法。