Internal agitprop & 'minimum compliance' in Chinese governance

About this episode

The episode discusses recent research on local governance and internal propaganda in China.

A look at three recent papers published in the China Quarterly, and what they say about local governance, internal propaganda and the politics of 'getting things done' in modern China. Buy bookclub books here Buy me a coffee Latest Substack post Support the show Sign up for Buzzsprout to launch your podcasting journey: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=162442 Subscribe to the Sinobabble Newsletter: https://sinobabble.substack.com/ Support ...

Topics covered

• local governance
• internal propaganda
• Chinese politics

Keywords

• China Quarterly
• minimum compliance
• politics

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