Thugs-for-Hire: The Rise and Fall of Political–Criminal Co-Governance in Rural China.
In political–criminal co-governance, governments and gangs share authority and collaborate to implement policy. This article draws on empirical data to investigate partnerships between local governments and rural gangs in many Chinese villages. It argues that insufficient finance, limited compliance...
| Publicado en: | British Journal of Criminology Vol. 66; no. 5; pp. 959 - 977 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Sep2026
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