Corruption and Accountability in China's Rural Poverty Governance: Main Features from Village and Township Cadres

Figures & data

Table 1. Corruption cases and corrupt cadres among village and township cadres. 2016–2018

Year	No. of corruption cases*	Type of cadres involved	No. of cadres involved	Percentage
2016	436	Village cadres	548	67
		Township cadres	270	33
2017	440	Village cadres	650	70
		Township cadres	279	30
2018	449	Village cadres	998	74
		Township cadres	351	26
Total	1325	Village cadres	1896	72
		Township cadres	752	28

*The number of corrupt cases each year is the basis for the percentages in following tables.

Table 2. Individual and group corruption

Year	Corruption type	Percentage	Total no. of cases
2016	Individual corruption	85	436
	Group corruption	15
2017	Individual corruption	80	440
	Group corruption	20
2018	Individual corruption	83	449
	Group corruption	17

Table 3. Different types of embezzling poverty funds

Years	Types	Percentage of this type	No. of cases
2016	Abusing poverty funds	38	327
	Illegally gaining poverty funds	38
	Defrauding householders of renovation funds	20
	Illegally gaining house renovation funds	4
2017	Abusing poverty funds	35	356
	Illegally gaining poverty funds	56
	Defrauding householders of renovation funds	7
	Illegally gaining house renovation funds	2
2018	Abusing poverty funds	42	359
	Illegally gaining poverty funds	43
	Defrauding householders of renovation funds	10
	Illegally gaining house renovation funds	5

Table 4. Political, administrative and legal accountability measures used to punish corrupt cadres

Year	Cadre type	Accountability type	Percentage of all cadres	Total no. of cadres involved*
2016	Village cadres	Political	80	548
		Administrative	6
		Legal	14
	Township cadres	Political	64	270
		Administrative	28
		Legal	8
2017	Village cadres	Political	90	650
		Administrative	2
		Legal	8
	Township cadres	Political	62	279
		Administrative	20
		Legal	18
2018	Village cadres	Political	88	998
		Administrative	1
		Legal	11
	Township cadres	Political	72	351
		Administrative	15
		Legal	13

*This number corresponds with the number in the second to right column in Table 1.