01291pab a2200145 454500008004000000100001800040245003800058260000900096300001500105520094200120650002201062650001401084700002101098773002601119180718b2017   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aZang, Xiaowei  aExploring frontline work in China  c2017  ap.842-855.  aThis study of the state frontline workforce breaks new ground by conducting an institutional analysis of rule abidance in the People's Republic of China (PRC). We draw upon a survey (n = 1,721) of Chengguan officers, the main players in regulatory enforcement of civil law in urban China, to explore the influence of autocratic one-party rule on the meaning of and variation in rule abidance in China. The majority of Chengguan officers are rule followers, and demographic differences show little deviation from this norm. However, institutional factors associated with one-party rule, particularly upward accountability, the privilege of administrative rank, and unequal access to power and resources, are significant in shaping differences in rule following among Chengguan officers. We conclude with a discussion of the similarities in institutional pressures on urban regulatory policing in China and the United States. - Reproduced.  aCivil law - China  aCivil law  aMusheno, Michael  aPublic Administration