Grassroots Governance in Taiwan

Contents
List of Tables
1 The Establishment and Evolution of Nantou County and Puli Town
1 Evolution and General Situation of the Constitutional System in Nantou County
1.1 A Brief History of Nantou County
1.2 Profile of Nantou County
2 The Establishment and Evolution of Puli
2.1 History and Constitution of Puli
2.2 Profile of Puli
3 The Establishment and Evolution of Xi’nan Li
3.1 The History and Establishment of Zhuzaishan
3.2 Natural Conditions of ZhuzaiShan Community
3.3 Industrial Formation of ZhuzaiShan Community
Notes
2 Executive Branch and Autonomy of Nantou County and Township
1 Nantou County Government and Puli Town Hall
1.1 Nantou County Government Structure
1.2 Organizational Structure of Puli Town Hall
2 The Election of the Heads of Government of the Towns and Cities of Nantou County
2.1 Election of Local Executive Heads at the County and Township Levels
2.2 Removal of the Heads of Local Administration at the County and Town Levels
2.3 Disciplinary Action and By-Election of Local Executive Heads at the County and Township Levels
3 The Content of Self-Government of Nantou County Town
3.1 Matters of Self-Government of the Nantou County Government
3.2 Matters of Self-Government of Puli Town Hall
3.3 Matters of Cross-Regional Autonomy
Notes
3 Local Councils and Self-Government in Nantou County
1 Creation and Function of Nantou County Council
1.1 Nantou County Council
1.2 Organization of the Nantou County Council
1.3 Deliberation and Operation of the Nantou County Council
2 The Emergence and Operation of the Puli Town People’s Congress
2.1 Formation and Functions of the Puli Town Council
2.2 Organizational Structure of the Puli Town Council
2.3 Operation of the Puli Town People’s Congress
3 Relationship Between Local Representatives of Public Opinion and Voters
3.1 Scope of Services
3.2 Service Content
3.3 Form of Service
Notes
4 Local Finance and Self-Government in Nantou County
1 General Financial Situation of Nantou County and Township
1.1 Content and Classification of Revenue of the Nantou County and Town Governments
1.2 Types and Composition of the New Year Expenditure of the Nantou County and Town Governments
1.3 Debts of Nantou County and Town Governments
2 The Relationship Between the Government and the Government Under the County and Township Finance
2.1 County Governments and County Councils
2.2 The Relationship Between the Finance of the Town Public Office and the Town People’s Congress
3 The Inter-governmental Relationship Under the County and Township Finance
3.1 Relations with the Higher Authorities
3.2 Relations with Lower-Level Governments
3.3 Relations with Governments at the Same Level
Notes
5 The Relationship Between Political Parties in Local Governance
1 The General Situation of Political Parties in Nantou County
1.1 Characteristics of Political Parties in the Nantou County Region
1.2 Political Party System in Nantou County
1.3 Funds for Political Parties in the Nantou County Region
2 Functions of Political Parties in Nantou County
2.1 Political Parties and Local Community Service Centers
2.2 Mobilization of Local Organizations of Political Parties
2.3 Local Political Expression of Political Parties
3 Political Relations of Political Parties in Nantou County
3.1 A Small Party Cabinet Within a Local Government
3.2 Relations Between Political Parties in the Relations Between Local Governments
3.3 Relations Between Political Parties in the Halls of Deliberation
Notes
6 The Relationship Between the County Councils and Government
1 Relations Between the Government and the Local Councils of Nantou County
1.1 Government and Council
1.2 Government-to-Government Interaction
2 Types of Relations Between the Town Government and the Local Council in Nantou County
2.1 Cooperative Government-Association Relationship
2.2 Confrontation-Oriented Government-Association Relationship
2.3 Regular Government-Association Relationship
3 Factors Affecting the Relationship Between the Government and the Local Council of Nantou County
3.1 Political Parties
3.2 Factional Factors
3.3 Interest Factor
Notes
7 The “One Whip” in Local Governance
1 The Connotation of “One Whip” System
1.1 Establishing the “One Whip”
1.2 The Function of “One Whip”
1.3 The Controversy Over “One Whip”
2 The Superior-Subordinate Relationship in the “One Whip” System
2.1 Intergovernmental Relations in “One Whip”
2.2 “Dual Subjection” in “One Whip”
3 The Relationship of Equality in the “One Whip” System
3.1 “Convergence” in Sharp Distinctions
3.2 “Triage” in the Clear Separation of the Two
Notes
8 The Judicial Relationship in Local Governance
1 Structure of the Local Judicial System
1.1 Nantou County District Court
1.2 Puli Court
1.3 Administrative Litigation Division of Nantou District Court
2 Political Relations in the Local Judicial System
2.1 People Against the Government
2.2 Lobby Administration of Justice
2.3 Cross-Domain “Association”
3 The Impact of Local Judicial System on Grassroots Governance
3.1 “Judges of the People” Participate in the Trial
3.2 Pre-trial “Family Mediation”
3.3 “Sunshine Justice” Strengthens Public Trust
Notes
9 Political Relations and Role of the Village Chief in Grassroots Village (Sub-District) Governance
1 Administrative Structure and Type of Village (Sub-District)
1.1 Administrative Structure of a Village (Sub-District)
1.2 Type of Village (Sub-District)
2 The Structure and Functions of Village (Sub-District) Leaders
2.1 Composition of Village (Sub-District) Header
2.2 Duties of the Village (Sub-District) Chief
2.3 Establishment and Functions of the Village (Sub-District) Officer
3 Political Relations Among Village (Sub-District) Leaders
3.1 Political Relationship Between the Village (Sub-District) Chief and the Local Administration
3.2 Political Relationship Between the Village (Sub-District) Chief and the Representatives of Public Opinion
3.3 Political Relationship Between the Village Chief and the Social Organizations
Notes
10 The Political Relationship Between the Community Development Association and the Grassroots Governance
1 Evolution and General Situation of the Puli Association for Community Development
1.1 Predecessor to the Puli Association for Community Development
1.2 Evolution of the Puli Association for Community Development
1.3 Current Situation of the Puli Association for Community Development
2 Orientation and functions of the Puli Association for Community Development
2.1 Positioning of the Puli Community Development Association
2.2 Functions of the Puli Association for Community Development
2.3 Similarities and Differences Between Community Development Associations and Village (Sub-Districts) Organizations
3 Political Relationship Between the Puli Associations for Community Development and the Village (Sub-District)
3.1 Adversarial Relationship
3.2 Cooperative Relations
3.3 Tolerant Relationship
Notes
11 Election Behavior and Relationship with Grassroots Governance
1 Networking During the Non-Election Period
1.1 Party Responsibility
1.2 Demonstration of Ability
1.3 Personal Relationship
2 Installation and Binding of Piles During the Election Period
2.1 Tamping Down “Small Piles”
2.2 Tighten the “Middle Stake”
2.3 Deep Excavation for “Diving Piles”
3 Fixing and Pulling Out Piles During the Election Period
3.1 Setting up Dummy Posts
3.2 Timely Consolidation of Piles
Notes
12 The Behavior and Relationship of Political Participation in Grassroots Governance
1 The Behaviors and Forms of Individual Political Participation
1.1 Making Representations in Accordance with the Law
1.2 Public–Official Interactions
1.3 Public Supervision
2 The Behavior and Form of Temporary Group Political Participation
2.1 Representations and Appeals
2.2 Appeal and Publicity
2.3 Discussion and Dialogue
3 The Behavior and Form of the Fixed Group’s Political Participation
3.1 Regular Meetings
3.2 Periodic Elections
Notes
Appendix
A Record of Visits and Observations in Taiwan
2018-3-1, Wuhan-Taipei-Taizhong, Rain to Shine
2018-3-2 Taizhong-Puli-Jinan University
2018-3-8 Chinese New Year
P.S:
2018-3-14, Spring Hike
2018-3-15
2018-3-17 Puli-zhushan
2018-4-23 Puli-Tainan Wushantou Dam
2018-4-27 Puli-Hualian
2018-4-28 Project Earth, Take Root!
2018-5-5 Sun Moon Lake Ching
2018-5-7 Puli-Jiayi-puli
2018-5-11 Tunghai University
2018-5-12 Puli-wan lam-Puli Ching
Disaster Area
2018-5-17 Puli-Taizhong-puli Ching
2018-6-6 Thank You for Having Me!
2018-6-9 Narration and Continuation
2018-6-12
2018-7-18 Depth Determines Height
Farm Irrigation Association
2018-7-24 Community: Symbiosis, Common Good, Sharing
2018-7-26 Industry Creates Happiness
2018-8-2 Puli-mei Indigenous Tribe
2018-8-9 sunny
2018-8-17 Fair-Afternoon Thunderstorm
2018-8-18
2018-8-20 Puli-ki Lung Ching
2018-8-21 Geelong-Taipei-New North-po lai ching-showers
2018-8-22
2018-8-28 Taiwan-wuhan