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Accountability without Democracy: Solidary Groups and Public Goods Provision in Rural China

Linda Chelan Li

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1. Governance and informal institutions of accountability 2. Decentralization and local governmental performance 3. Local governmental performance: assessing village public goods provision 4. Informal accountability and the structure of solidary groups 5. Temples and churches in rural China 6. Lineages and local governance 7. Accountability and village democratic reforms 8. The limitations of formal party and bureaucratic institutions 9. Conclusion.

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1. Governance and informal institutions of accountability 2. Decentralization and local governmental performance 3. Local governmental performance: assessing village public goods provision 4. Informal accountability and the structure of solidary groups 5. Temples and churches in rural China 6. Lineages and local governance 7. Accountability and village democratic reforms 8. The limitations of formal party and bureaucratic institutions 9. Conclusion.

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1. Governance and informal institutions of accountability 2. Decentralization and local governmental performance 3. Local governmental performance: assessing village public goods provision 4. Informal accountability and the structure of solidary groups 5. Temples and churches in rural China 6. Lineages and local governance 7. Accountability and village democratic reforms 8. The limitations of formal party and bureaucratic institutions 9. Conclusion.

Key concepts: Accountability, Decentralization, Bureaucracy, China, Democracy, Public good, Corporate governance, Public administration

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