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| Household and Clan： The Identification and Logic of the Basic State Governance Unit——Based on the Analysis of the Materials from the “In-Depth Fieldwork in China” |
| Huang Zhenhua Chang Fei |
| Institute for Advanced Study in Political Science， Central China Normal University， Wuhan 430079 |
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Abstract The identification of basic governance unit is an important content of state theoretical research. Historically， both household and clan have constituted important unit of China's state governance， but which one is more fundamental？ There are controversies in the academic circles surrounding this issue， and two theoretical orientations have been formed： the clan unit theory and the household unit theory. Different from the existing orientation of investigating household unit or clan unit alone， the identification of basic state governance unit is more important in clarifying the relationship between household and clan. The core is the judgment and comparison of the autonomy and independence of the two types of governance unit.According to the materials from the “In-Depth Fieldwork in China”， on the one hand， the household unit has strong autonomous governance characteristics， and thus has higher autonomy and independence. On the other hand， the clan unit is not only limited in function， but also shows obvious externality. From a comparative perspective， household constitute the basic governance unit of China's state governance and regulate the state and direction of China's state governance. At present， our country is in the process of advancing the modernization of the state governance system and governance capabilities. We should attach great importance to household as a basic governance unit， and achieve good governance and development of villages by improving household governance functions.
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Received: 19 July 2021
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