It is already five years since the 10-year-old experimental law on the organization of villagers committees adopted in November 1987 by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress was made permanent, end...It is already five years since the 10-year-old experimental law on the organization of villagers committees adopted in November 1987 by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress was made permanent, ending an intense political debate about how much independence villagers committees should be given to manage village affairs and to what extent villagers should be allowed to choose their leaders. It is five years in which the implementation of villagers autonomy as defined by the law proceeded the fastest and the achievements were the most fruitful. Local laws Over the past five years, all places展开更多
A "quiet revolution" is gathering momentum in China, in which the rural masses are proving to be forerunners in the country’s endeavor to improve and develop its socialist democracy. According to statistics...A "quiet revolution" is gathering momentum in China, in which the rural masses are proving to be forerunners in the country’s endeavor to improve and develop its socialist democracy. According to statistics from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, more than 600 million rural people in 31 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions have over the past decade taken part in elections and reelections of what is known as "villagers’ committees’—organs of selfgovernment by and for the rural population. The ministry has also reported that the voter turnout averages 80% and in some cases, as high as 95%. Until now, villagers’ committees have been set up in 80% of the villages across the length and breadth展开更多
Li Xiaoyan, the first woman to chair the Yantouzhai Villagers’ Committee in Guzhang County of South China’s Hunan Province, felther heart go pit-a-pat after devouring China’s first book guiding rural women to run f...Li Xiaoyan, the first woman to chair the Yantouzhai Villagers’ Committee in Guzhang County of South China’s Hunan Province, felther heart go pit-a-pat after devouring China’s first book guiding rural women to run for village elections.展开更多
文摘It is already five years since the 10-year-old experimental law on the organization of villagers committees adopted in November 1987 by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress was made permanent, ending an intense political debate about how much independence villagers committees should be given to manage village affairs and to what extent villagers should be allowed to choose their leaders. It is five years in which the implementation of villagers autonomy as defined by the law proceeded the fastest and the achievements were the most fruitful. Local laws Over the past five years, all places
文摘A "quiet revolution" is gathering momentum in China, in which the rural masses are proving to be forerunners in the country’s endeavor to improve and develop its socialist democracy. According to statistics from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, more than 600 million rural people in 31 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions have over the past decade taken part in elections and reelections of what is known as "villagers’ committees’—organs of selfgovernment by and for the rural population. The ministry has also reported that the voter turnout averages 80% and in some cases, as high as 95%. Until now, villagers’ committees have been set up in 80% of the villages across the length and breadth
文摘Li Xiaoyan, the first woman to chair the Yantouzhai Villagers’ Committee in Guzhang County of South China’s Hunan Province, felther heart go pit-a-pat after devouring China’s first book guiding rural women to run for village elections.