Introduction : administration at the grassroots in East and Southeast Asia
The little platoon : structuring the neighborhood
Elections, bogus and bona fide
Power relations at the alley level
Perceptions and interaction
Thick networks and state-mobilized volunteers
Thin networks and the appeals of organic statism
The landscape of grassroots administration : comparative cases.
Roots of the state : neighborhood organization and social networks in Beijing and Taipei by Benjamin Lelan Read. ISBN 9780804775656. Published by Stanford University Press. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.