The Country-Gentry Governance of Villages in the New Era:Functions and Limitations—A Fieldwork-based Research of Jiuzhai Village in Western Hubei Province
With resources flooding into the countryside in the new era,the new country-gentry in the target area are actively participating in village governance.Unlike their predecessors who led the grassroots society,the new gentry emerged out of the governance need of local governments and grassroots organizations to make up for the gaps in formal governance,reduce cost and avoid legal risks.They as actors were more utilitarian and short of sustained social and cultural support.To some extent,their autonomous village governance was but a temporary phenomenon in the context of national resources flooding into the countryside,posing no structural threat to grassroots rural governance.In the long run,strengthening the country-gentry's social and cultural color and forming a stable and diverse governance pattern are more conducive to the long-term development of rural communities.
new country-gentryresources flooding into the countrysiderural revitalizationautonomy
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