41. Carter Center Delegation Report: Village Elections in China 5 Mar 1997
- Publication Date:
- 03-2007
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- The Carter Center
- Abstract:
- At China's invitation, The Carter Center sent a seven-person, international team led by Dr. Robert Pastor, a Carter Center Fellow and expert on elections, to observe the village electoral process in Fujian and Hebei provinces. The delegation also held discussions with officials in Beijing on election issues and on future areas of cooperation between The Carter Center and China. The delegation concluded that the village elections are a serious and positive development in empowering China's 900 million villagers, even though many parts of the country might not have fully implemented the election rules yet.
- Topic:
- Civil Society, Democratization, and International Organization
- Political Geography:
- China