TY - BOOK ID - 4834027 TI - State and Agents in China : Disciplining Government Officials PY - 2014 SN - 9780804793513 9780804792516 9780804793520 0804793522 0804792518 0804793514 PB - Palo Alto : Stanford University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Misconduct in office KW - Prévarication KW - China KW - Chine KW - Officials and employees KW - Discipline KW - Fonctionnaires KW - Prévarication KW - Discipline. KW - China -- Officials and employees -- Discipline. KW - Misconduct in office -- China. KW - Government - Non-U.S. KW - Law, Politics & Government KW - Government - Asia UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:4834027 AB - Chinese government officials have played a crucial role in China's economic development, but they are also responsible for severe problems, including environmental pollution, violation of citizens' rights, failure in governance, and corruption. How does the Chinese Party-state respond when a government official commits a duty-related malfeasance or criminal activity? And how does it balance the potential political costs of disciplining its own agents versus the loss of legitimacy in tolerating their misdeeds? State and Agents in China explores how the party-state addresses this dilemma, uncover... ER -