Leadership and Governance Tools for Village Sustainable Development in China
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Governance Tools and Leadership in the GNF
2.1. Resource Interdependency Theory and the “Activating” Tool
2.2. Network Theory and the “Framing” Tool
2.3. Decentered Theory of Networks and the “Mobilizing” Tool
3. Method and Data
3.1. Process Tracing in a Single Deep Case Study
3.2. Case Selection
3.3. Data Collection
4. An Overview of Rural-Village Governance Networks in China
5. Development of Rural-Village Governance Networks in Xiaonan Village
5.1. Phase 1 (1978~1997): Xiaonan’s Early Governance Success and the District Government‘s First Effort to Enhance the Governance Network
5.1.1. The Formulation of Xiaonan Formal Rural-Village Governance Network
5.1.2. The Extension of Rural-Village Governance by Amalgamating Other Villages
5.1.3. Dose the “Activating” Tool Contribute to Better Governance Networks?
5.2. Phase 2 (1997~2007): Privatization and Challenges Posed to Village-Governance Networks by Expropriation
5.2.1. Privatization of Village Resources
5.2.2. Village Expropriation
5.2.3. Does the “Framing” Tool Contribute to Better Governance Networks?
5.3. Phase3 (2007~2014): Xiaonan’s Efforts to Develop Governance Networks by Building Partnerships with Multi-Level Governmental Sectors and Establishing New Village-Owned Enterprise
5.3.1. Partnership with Multi-Level Governmental Sectors
5.3.2. The Development of New Village-Owned Enterprises
5.3.3. Does the “Mobilizing” Tool Contribute to Governance Network Sustainable Development?
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
Awarded Time | List of titles awarded | Awarding units |
2008.03.06 | “Sanba” red flag collective of Lvshun kou district | Lvshunkou district women’s federation |
2009.01.10 | 2006–2009 “two ‘a’ excellent” advanced party organization of Shuishiying street | Shuishiying street party working committee |
2010.3.3 | Honorary title of female demonstration village in Lvshunkou district | Lvshunkou district women’s federation |
2010.03.03 | 2008–2009 advanced collective of Dalian women’s federation system | Dalian women’s federation |
2010.09.25 | Advanced afforestation village in Dalian in 2010 | Dalian people’s government |
2010.9.25 | 2009 annual economic top ten villages of Lvshunkou district | People’s government of Lvshunkou district |
2010.9.25 | 2009 new rural construction demonstration village of Lvshunkou district | People’s government of Lvshunkou district |
2011.03.24 | The advanced collective of population family planning in Lvshunkou district from 2009 to 2010 | Lvshunkou district family planning bureau |
2011.12.31 | “Warm home” in Lushun district | Lvshunkou district women’s federation |
2011.6.28 | Advanced primary party organization in Lvshunkou district from 2009 to 2011 | People’s government of Lvshunkou district |
2011.5 | Culture village of Dalian | Dalian spiritual civilization construction steering committee |
2012.5.8 | Modern agricultural women’s demonstration base of Dalian | City Shuangxue Shuangbi coordination group |
2012.2.3 | Advanced collective for women’s work and “top ten women’s homes” of Dalian | Dalian women’s federation |
2012,2 | Nanshan urban modern agriculture demonstration area | Dalian people’s government |
2013 | 2012 advanced unit of leisure agriculture and rural tourism | Dalian tourism work leading group |
2014.2.19 | Dalian advanced rural tourism unit | City tourism work leading group |
2015.10 | “Dream quest 2015 China’s most beautiful villages and towns” China’s most beautiful villages and towns civilization award | Shanghai first finance media co., LTD., China’s most beautiful village selection activities committee |
2015.12.18 | National 4A scenic spot | Liaoning tourism scenic spot quality evaluation committee |
2015.12 | National model of leisure agriculture and rural tourism | Ministry of agriculture, national tourism administration |
2015.12 | National agricultural science demonstration base | Ministry of finance, China association for science and technology |
2016.8 | Double support to build advanced units | Lvshunkou district Shuangyong Gongjian leading group |
2016 | Top 100 examples of China’s beautiful countryside in 2016 | The organizing committee of the promotion activity, China rural magazine office of the ministry of agriculture |
2016.3 | May 1st female model guard of Lvshunkou district | Lvshunkou district federation of trade unions |
2016.3.2 | 2015 advanced collective of Dalian association for science and technology | Dalian science and technology association |
2016.3.9 | Advanced youth league branch in Lushun district | Lvshunkou district youth league committee |
2016.6 | National advanced unit for popularizing science, benefiting farmers and prospering villages | Ministry of finance, China association for science and technology |
2016.6 | Marine battalion street outstanding primary party organization | party working committee of ShuiShiYing neighborhood |
2017.2.17 | 2016 rural tourism advanced unit | Dalian tourism work leading group |
2017.4 | Outstanding farm bookstore in Lvshun district | Lvshunkou district culture, sports, radio, film and television bureau |
2017.7.26 | Top 10 beautiful villages in Dalian in 2017 | Dalian rural economic committee, Dalian tourism development committee |
2017.3 | Outstanding new agricultural operators in Lvshun district from 2014 to 2016 | People’s government of Lvshunkou district |
2017.5 | 2016 Dalian advanced youth league branch | Dalian municipal committee of the communist youth league |
2018.5 | Outstanding youth league branch in Lvshunkou district | Lvshunkou district committee of the communist youth league |
2018.8 | Advanced unit of beautiful countryside construction in China | China new rural construction BBS organizing committee |
2018.9 | "Chinese farmers harvest festival" characteristic 100 villages | General office of the ministry of agriculture, rural areas and villages of China |
2018.9.25 | The most beautiful ancient town in Dalian in 2018 | Dalian rural economic committee, Dalian tourism development committee, Dalian cultural broadcasting film and television bureau, Dalian planning bureau |
2018.7.13 | The first group of Dalian research and learning travel base | Dalian tourism development committee, Dalian tourism association |
2018.9 | Beautiful countryside research institute creation base of Dalian | Dalian beautiful countryside research institute |
2018.9 | 2018 China’s most beautiful village rural revitalization model award | Shanghai first finance media co., LTD., China’s most beautiful village selection activities committee |
2018.11.3 | Ninth Yuan Qing Cup volleyball competition champion of Lvshunkou district | Lvshunkou district volleyball association |
2019.7 | The first batch of key rural tourism villages in China | Ministry of culture and tourism of the People’s Republic of China |
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Activating | Framing | Mobilizing | |
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Examples in practices | Empowerment, tapping skills, etc. | Framing the interaction process, introducing new ideas, etc. | Emphasizing the impact of entrepreneurship, beliefs, group traditions, etc. |
Theories | Resource interdependency theory | Network theory | Decentered theory of networks |
Types of leadership | The local government in the primary leading position takes fully control of the governance process | The local government focuses on designing rules and institutions, and rural-village committees take charge of implementation | Rural-village committees mainly lead the governance, and the local government acts as a supporter and sponsor. |
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