The Community Compact in Late Imperial China: Notes on Its Nature, Effectiveness and Modern Relevance

Hung-lam Chu

The Community Compact in Late Imperial China: Notes on Its Nature, Effectiveness and Modern Relevance

Hung-lam Chu

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Abstract

This is a fully documented overview of the nature, general content and effectiveness of the xiangyue/community compact institution in pre-modern China for local self governance. It also discusses the institution's relevance to the xianggui minyue, or township regulations and village agreements by the inhabitants, in China of the 1980s.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Washington, DC 20560
Publisher	Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Media of output	Printed matter
Size	11 pages
Publication status	Published - 1993

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Keywords

Community compact
local self government in late imperial China
social control institution in pre-modern China

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The Community Compact in Late Imperial China: Notes on Its Nature, Effectiveness and Modern Relevance

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