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Why the Rule of Law? Experimental Evidence from China
Abstract Similar to many developing countries, the government of China has publicly committed itself to the rule of law. As part of the campaign to strengthen the rule of law, the government, media and academics have employed multiple justifications for the value of rule of law, including instrumental justifications such as economic growth and corruption reduction, and intrinsic or normative justifications like increased fairness and neutrality of judicial decisions. While various justifications for the rule of law abound, we know exceedingly little about why the public might value the rule of law. To understand mass attitudes toward the rule of law, we conducted a conjoint survey experiment using a national urban sample of 2,100 Chinese residents. We find instrumental justifications, especially corruption reduction, to have the largest effects, though several intrinsic justifications are also significant. Additionally, intergroup analysis shows that income and experience with the courts condition the type of justification that is most likely to be employed.
期刊介绍:
The Justice System Journal is an interdisciplinary journal that publishes original research articles on all aspects of law, courts, court administration, judicial behavior, and the impact of all of these on public and social policy. Open as to methodological approaches, The Justice System Journal aims to use the latest in advanced social science research and analysis to bridge the gap between practicing and academic law, courts and politics communities. The Justice System Journal invites submission of original articles and research notes that are likely to be of interest to scholars and practitioners in the field of law, courts, and judicial administration, broadly defined. Articles may draw on a variety of research approaches in the social sciences. The journal does not publish articles devoted to extended analysis of legal doctrine such as a law review might publish, although short manuscripts analyzing cases or legal issues are welcome and will be considered for the Legal Notes section. The Justice System Journal was created in 1974 by the Institute for Court Management and is published under the auspices of the National Center for State Courts. The Justice System Journal features peer-reviewed research articles as well as reviews of important books in law and courts, and analytical research notes on some of the leading cases from state and federal courts. The journal periodically produces special issues that provide analysis of fundamental and timely issues on law and courts from both national and international perspectives.