IN 1978, DURING THE THIRD PLENUM OF THE ELEVENTH NATIONAL party congress,
Deng Xiaoping initiated a new economic policy that was to have dramatic economic and …

Abstract In July 2001, Party Secretary Jiang Zemin announced that private entrepreneurs,
among other'outstanding'representatives of the new social elites, were welcome to join the …

This paper investigates the question of how state policy influences the interactions between
cadres (party bureaucrats) and private entrepreneurs in China. We argue that state …

This article examines the relationship between the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)
membership and private entrepreneurship in China since 2002, the year when the party …

This article examines the intensity and sources of Chinese private entrepreneurs' support for
the current political system. The study presented here is based on data from a representative …

This book provides a fresh perspective on the political agency of private entrepreneurs in
contemporary China. Most Chinese scholarship describes this group as being politically …

Using survey data of enterprises and entrepreneurs from Liuzhou, Guangxi, China, the
determinants of political participation of private enterprises are studied. We find (1) …

With this book, Thomas Heberer has written the first in-depth analysis of" entrepreneurs" in
China and Vietnam. Key question raised is the role played by entrepreneurs in the process …

Have Deng Xiaoping's economic reforms generated a'civil society'in China? And to the
degree that they have, how has this affected the prospects for democracy? These are …

It has become a truism that continued economic reform in China will contribute to political
change. Policy makers as well as many scholars expect that formation of a private sector will …