Fair Development: The Construction of a Rural Social Governance Ecology in China

Abstract

As part of state governance, rural social governance is an important component of Chinese modernization. In this chapter, I review the history of social governance modernization, with a focus on systemic obstacles to Chinese rural governance. Building on the ideas of creating a “national governance system” and “promoting the modernization of national governance and governance ability” proposed in the Third Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, I advocate fair development as the logical choice for Chinese rural social governance modernization. Specifically, I propose constructing a rural social governance ecology. I provide a detailed explanation and analysis of its core features and construction mechanisms and suggest ways to establish an ecological system for rural social governance in China. I conclude the chapter by highlighting problems that have emerged that must be solved to ensure the long-term stability of the rural social governance ecology and fair development for rural residents in China.