Dr. Yaguang Hao is a Professor at Institute for China Rural Studies and Institute for Advanced Study in Political Science of Central China Normal University. His main research interests are public policy, village self-governance, water governance and grassroots politics. He is a member of editorial board of the book series of “Rural China Studies” published by Social Sciences Academic Press China, and also a member of editorial board of the Chinese academic journal China Rural Research.

• Chapter 1. the establishment and evolution of Nantou County and Puli Town.- Chapter 2. executive branch and autonomy of Nantou County and township.- Chapter 3. local councils and self-government in Nantou County.- Chapter 4. local finance and self-government in Nantou County.- Chapter 5. the relationship between political parties in local governance.- Chapter 6. the relationship between the government and the local government.- Chapter 7. the “One whip”in local governance.- Chapter 8. the judicial relationship in local governance.- Chapter 9. the grassroots governance in the village (Li) long political relations.- Chapter 10. the political relationship of the Community Development Association in grassroots governance.- Chapter 11. election behavior and relationship in grassroots governance.- Chapter 12. the behavior and relationship of political participation in grassroots governance.