Political Participation and Institutional Innovation:A Case Study of Zhejiang (WSPC-ZJUP Series on China’s Regional Development Book 5)

The participation of citizens in democratic politics serves as an indicator to measure a country's development, its political modernization and political civilization.

To promote citizens' political participation, it is important to have them participate extensively in local governance and exercise their constitutional rights. This book analyses Zhejiang's experience in democratic consultation, hearing, people's proposal solicitation system, television and Internet political consultation, official and citizen dialogue on government websites. It studies how common people can actively participate in politics and manage the public affairs of the country through institutionalized ways and means.

Contents:

• Introduction
• From Election to Governance: New Development of Grassroots Democracy in Zhejiang Province
• Democratic Consultation: Deliberative Democracy and Local Public Policy
• Hearing: Interest Expression and Interest Integration Mechanism
• 'Our Round Table Meeting': TV Political Consultation and Public Consultation
• Citizen Participation Platform on Internet
• Zhejiang Experience in Promoting Orderly Public Political Participation and Its Value
• Summary and Discussion

Readership: Academics, policy-makers, undergraduate and graduate students interested in China's regional development.