Journal of Jishou University(Social Sciences) ›› 2012, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (5): 86-94.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1007-4074.2012.05.013

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On the Relevance between Farmers' Trust in Grassroots Government and Their Willingness to Participate in Election

  

  1. (1.College of Administration,Guizhou Minzu University,Guiyang,Guizhou 550025,China;2.College of Government Administration,Nanjing University,Nanjing,Jiangsu 210093,China)
  • Online:2012-09-15 Published:2012-10-18

Abstract: Trust is the lubricant of democracy and the key factor to influence election.For this reason,there is a close relationship between farmers' trust in grassroots government and their willingness to participate in election.The more the farmers trust grassroots government,the more they are willingly to participate in village election.It is found that minority villagers,villagers with higher-level education,members of Communist Party,and those villagers with higher income are more likely to participate in village election.The finding is of help to perfect village election system,strengthen farmers' willingness to participate in election and promote the level of farmers' participation in election.

Key words: community participation, trust in grassroots government, positive correlation

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