The Chinese party-state is restructuring its governing institutions, and is reinventing itself in
the process. China is not only remaking its public management, but it is also restructuring its …

A contended issue currently debated is whether the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) can
adapt to the new era. There are two diverging views on this highly ideologically charged …

This article examines the evolution of the effort to intro-duce a civil service system in China. It
began with the proposal in Zhao Ziyang's Report to the 13th Congress of the Communist …

Post-Mao politics in the People's Republic of China has been largely the politics of reform.
Probably crucial to the success of all other reforms is the major effort to restore and develop …

Contrary to the expectations of many people, China's recent economic growth has not led to
the collapse of the Chinese Communist Party. In fact, the Party has recently carried out a …

In 1989, after 40 years in power, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is faced with its worst
crisis since the Cultural Revolution (1966–69) over the issue of reform of the Stalinist …

Since the late 1980s, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has weathered a series of crises
but continues to dominate the Chinese political scene. Although the CCP has laid out rules …

This article addresses some of the most important mechanisms and instruments in the
Communist Party of China's (CPC) management of key officials and administrative …

Background Although Chinese leadership has become infamous for undertaking economic
without political reform, important but often-overlooked changes in the formal system by …

This study argues against the view that the capacity of the central state has declined in the
reform era in China. It examines how reforms have been introduced into the old system of …