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dc.contributor.advisorKennedy, John J.
dc.contributor.authorZhou, Yingnan
dc.date.accessioned2011-11-13T02:12:18Z
dc.date.available2011-11-13T02:12:18Z
dc.date.issued2011-08-31
dc.date.submitted2011
dc.identifier.otherhttp://dissertations.umi.com/ku:11597
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1808/8406
dc.description.abstractThe Elite Capture theory suggests that the village elites in China are tempted to capture the local institution and resources for their own benefits. This paper studies the villager leaders' information distortion (as one of the major forms of elite capture) on election process. Based on the 2005 MCA survey, this paper finds that in around one fourth of the Chinese villages, the village party elites have provided distorted information when asked about the election process. The local Communist Party members within the village committee, as well as geographic regions and distance to administrative centers, determine the level of information distortion.
dc.format.extent51 pages
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Kansas
dc.rightsThis item is protected by copyright and unless otherwise specified the copyright of this thesis/dissertation is held by the author.
dc.subjectPolitical science
dc.subjectChina
dc.subjectElite capture
dc.subjectInformation distortion
dc.subjectVillage elections
dc.titleElite Capture of the Local Party in Village Elections
dc.typeThesis
dc.contributor.cmtememberDoan, Alesha E.
dc.contributor.cmtememberJoslyn, Mark
dc.thesis.degreeDisciplinePolitical Science
dc.thesis.degreeLevelM.A.
kusw.oastatusna
kusw.oapolicyThis item does not meet KU Open Access policy criteria.
kusw.bibid7643310
dc.rights.accessrightsopenAccess


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