Zouping Revisited

Jean C. Oi is William Haas Professor in Chinese Politics and a Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University. Steven Goldstein is Sophia Smith Professor Emeritus of Government at Smith College, Director of the Taiwan Studies Workshop, and Associate at the Fairbank Center at Harvard University.

"A compelling and important book, Zouping Revisited amply demonstrates the political changes that have occurred—and persist—in China's countryside. Grounded in the soil of rural China, this book examines the startling ways old institutional structures are repurposed to perform new functions."—David M. Lampton, Johns Hopkins University "This is an important contribution to the literature on rural politics that highlights a central theme of governance that has creatively adapted to manage the economic and social transformation of Zouping from an agricultural to an industrial and commercial site. The book provides valuable insights into informal bargaining relationships among officials."—Thomas P. Bernstein, Columbia University

• 1. Change Within Continuity: Zouping County Government2. Zouping in Historical Perspective3. Creativity and Flexibility in County and Township Economic Governance4. Directed Improvisation in Administrative Financing5. The Evolution and Adaption of Business-Government Relations in Zouping6. Non-Judicial Interpreters of "Legality" and the Development of Law in the Local State7. The Role of the Organization Department in Political Selection8. Reforming and Updating Cadre Training in Zouping's Communist Party Schools9. Institutional Agility and Regime Adaptation