The communist party has existed in China since nineteen twenty one. The institution of the village self-governance is considered to be one of the greatest political developments in China since the nineteen eighties. The implementation of village elections allows the villagers to vote for the communist party member to represent and oversee their village productivity and operations. The productivity and performance of rural life in China is a very important concern. Village elections have resulted in hundreds of millions of voters in China expressing their views. However there are issues where the voting can seem to be nothing but a mere formality. In other cases village elections seem to increase accountability within village committees.
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Since nineteen eighty eight, thirty provinces have conducted village elections resulting in improvement in the electoral process. Elections in these villages have come from a mere show of hands to a more democratic form of secret ballots. The progression of the electoral system shows that there is a sincere attempt to create a small democratic presence in rural villages. Voter participation increases as the voting process improves (Qingshan 2004, p.2). However there are still problems with the electoral process due to it being in its infancy. Due to the lack of standardization of electoral rules and procedures it is difficult to implement free and fair elections. It is naïve to expect a democratic form of self-governance to work seamlessly in a culturally communist government. It is even more absurd to think that the electoral process would be free from corruption during its infancy in a communist run …show more content…
This is still a one party system that is perpetuating its power by giving people the sense that their vote holds significant merit. Voters are presented the illusion of having a democracy. Essentially it appears that the votes merely put a different person in place that will do the same thing as their competitors. They do not actually make a significant difference in politics in the overall picture. This is similar to the Machiavellian take that the clever can overpower the masses (Ong, 2009 p.62). The government is not necessarily interested in democracy. Allowing the villagers to vote just appeared to be a pragmatic way to achieve stability in the hostile rural areas (Ong, 2009, p.63). The people are manipulated into thinking they have influence on politics when it is merely a system in place to maintain stability in the
Since nineteen eighty eight, thirty provinces have conducted village elections resulting in improvement in the electoral process. Elections in these villages have come from a mere show of hands to a more democratic form of secret ballots. The progression of the electoral system shows that there is a sincere attempt to create a small democratic presence in rural villages. Voter participation increases as the voting process improves (Qingshan 2004, p.2). However there are still problems with the electoral process due to it being in its infancy. Due to the lack of standardization of electoral rules and procedures it is difficult to implement free and fair elections. It is naïve to expect a democratic form of self-governance to work seamlessly in a culturally communist government. It is even more absurd to think that the electoral process would be free from corruption during its infancy in a communist run …show more content…
This is still a one party system that is perpetuating its power by giving people the sense that their vote holds significant merit. Voters are presented the illusion of having a democracy. Essentially it appears that the votes merely put a different person in place that will do the same thing as their competitors. They do not actually make a significant difference in politics in the overall picture. This is similar to the Machiavellian take that the clever can overpower the masses (Ong, 2009 p.62). The government is not necessarily interested in democracy. Allowing the villagers to vote just appeared to be a pragmatic way to achieve stability in the hostile rural areas (Ong, 2009, p.63). The people are manipulated into thinking they have influence on politics when it is merely a system in place to maintain stability in the