Political Machinations in a Rural County

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Previous articleNext article No AccessPolitical Machinations in a Rural CountyGraeme SmithGraeme Smith Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by The China Journal Volume 62Jul., 2009 Published on behalf of the Australian Centre on China in the World at the Australian National University Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/tcj.62.20648113 Views: 108Total views on this site Citations: 51Citations are reported from Crossref Copyright The China JournalPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Gang Tian, Wen-Hsuan Tsai The policy implementation strategies of county cadres: Political instrument and flexible local governance, China Information 36, no.11 (Nov 2020): 23–45.https://doi.org/10.1177/0920203X20968230Felicia F. 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