John James Kennedy

TL;DR: The authors argue that the exposure-acceptance model best explains the high level of public support for the Chinese Communist party (CCP) in China and suggest that educated citizens, who are politically aware, display high levels of political support within an authoritarian regime, but citizens at the highest levels of education are more resistant to political messages and tend to have lower levels of support.

TL;DR: The tax-for-fee reform (TFR) as mentioned in this paper was introduced by the central government to streamline local revenue collection and establish a more transparent and efficient provision of services.

TL;DR: The number of competitive local elections has been on the rise over the last decade as mentioned in this paper, and the number of villages in rural China that have held competitive local election has been increasing.

TL;DR: Tang et al. as discussed by the authors explored the nature and origins of mass opinion in urban China through survey research conducted between 1987 and 2000, and examined a wide range of theories and explanations, such as regime legitimacy, the influence of the media on opinion, social capital theory, political participation, and the role of intellectuals.

TL;DR: Wang et al. as mentioned in this paper conducted a survey of 34 villages in rural Shaanxi province and found that openly elected leaders are more accountable to villagers and that their land management decisions do reflect villager preferences for "fair" land reallocation.