Sichuan Local Governance: A Comparative Study between GMD and CCP (1935-1952)
Date Issued
2012
Date
2012
Author(s)
Wang, Chao-Jan
Abstract
In the first part of the article, the author tried to explore the actual situation of basic-level organization in Sichuan during the time of the National Government. What kind of methods and strategies a magistrate should adopt when he faced the stable power structure to implement his concept of governance and complete various tasks required by the supervisors in numerous restrictions. Relatively, what resources would the supervisors give magistrates so that they could break the heavy encirclement and bring the state back to the basic-level organization in Sichuan? This article took the examples of Chen Kaisi and Kang Dong’s experiences serving in Xindu and Xinfan Counties, described the facts that they tried to create a new world with their different concepts of governance, but finally both of them failed. It indicated that the organization structure couldn’t integrate effectively, the magistrate fought alone in the basic level. If they didn’t choose to compromise with the local elite, they would achieve nothing.
In the second part of the article, it described what actions the Chinese Communist Party took when they promoted grain requisitions and encountered fierce resistance, explored the different management of their basic-level organization in Sichuan from GMD. The grain tax of the Chinese Communist Party led the local elite to revolt. Deng Xiaoping didn’t compromise with them and decided to suppress it with the army, adopted the political strategies of cooperating with the unified front, mobilizing the masses etc., got rid of the leading resisters, roped in the cooperative persons, fostered activists and prepared for the future. Through the integration of party, government and the army, the Chinese Communist Party enabled the basic-level organization to be supported with thought, armed forces, finance and humans etc., be able to open up a new situation gradually in the basic level and complete the tasks designated by the supervisors.
Subjects
GMD
CCP
Sichuan
governance
Type
thesis
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