“If the People Do Not Raise the Issue, the Officials Will Not Investigate”: Moral Citizenship among China’s Fake-Fighters
Are China’s fake-fighters (打假, dajia ) heroic consumer activists or morally dubious profit-seekers? Do they make the marketplace safer for ordinary consumers by using the law to “fight” fake, dangerous and falsely advertised goods, or benefit only themselves through the exploitation of legal loophol...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2019-12-01
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Series: | Journal of Current Chinese Affairs |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1868102619877325 |