Accountability without democracy : solidary groups and public goo ds provision in rural China - Tsai, Lily L., 1975- (New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2007)
Governance and informal institutions of accountability -- Decentrali zation and local governmental performance -- Local governmental perform ance : assessing village public goods provision -- Informal accountabil ity and the structure of solidary groups -- Temples and churches in rur al China -- Lineages and local governance -- Accountability and village democratic reforms -- The limitations of formal party and bureaucratic institutions.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-285) and index.
Keywords: Municipal services -- China; Social institutions; China -- Rural conditions