always conducive to agricultural production. The present paper inquires into the role of knowledge and governance in local … land area that is suitable for farming. On the other hand, national legislation and local governance arrangements are not … northern Tajikistan. The paper analyses how the individual knowledge of farmers relates to the common knowledge that is …

about procedural legitimacy? Analyzing national survey data on China, this study finds that governance procedures affect the … legitimacy of subnational levels of governing, if not necessarily that of the national level. Good governance contributes to … trust in local leaders, while corruption not only detracts from trust in local and regional leaders, it increases the public …