Interest articulation, social stability and public governance

Lin Gui, Zhendong Yin and Huihua Nie

China Political Economy, 2020, vol. 3, issue 1, 205-224

Abstract: Purpose - The stability maintenance system has played an essential role in maintaining social stability although it also has brought about social problems worthy of attention. Admittedly compensation-based stability maintenance policy can address the appeals of citizens whose rights are infringed and the dissolving effect in the provision of compensation can save the cost of stability maintenance but such stability maintenance system lacks equilibrium. Design/methodology/approach - The establishment of a strict assessment system for stability maintenance performance can encourage the stability maintenance authorities to eliminate the “fuse effect” as much as possible and ensure the effective implementation of the stability maintenance system. However, the rigorous stability maintenance performance assessment also provides the possibility for profit-driven petitions. Findings - Due to the continuous accumulation of social dissatisfaction and the lack of stability maintenance equilibrium in the implementation of the compensation-based stability maintenance policy, public governance will fall into a stability maintenance paradox of “greater instability resulting from stability maintenance”. Originality/value - The provision of sufficient means for the people to protect their interest by implementing measures such as strengthening the rule of law mechanisms is the key to achieve long-term social stability.

Keywords: Stability maintenance; Petition; Rule of law (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1108/CPE-05-2020-0002

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