Using a model of" fragmented authoritarianism," this volume sharpens our view of the inner
workings of the Chinese bureaucracy. The contributors' interviews with politically well …

Since the establishment of the People's Republic in 1949, Chinese Communist leaders have
constructed an administrative apparatus that has exercised broader and tighter control over …

This book provides the most comprehensive analysis of one of the most important issues in
China today: the tensions between the Chinese Communist Party and the Chinese state …

China, like many authoritarian regimes, struggles with the tension between the need to
foster economic development by empowering local officials and the regime's imperative to …

A discussion of elite politics in contemporary China. While a great deal of the text is
descriptive, much of the emphasis is on drawing out and abstracting the political dynamic at …

Drawing on hundreds of interviews with top Chinese officials, parliamentarians, scholars,
and businessmen, Willy Lam, a renowned journalist and writer on Chinese affairs, presents …

Since the victory of the 1949 revolution the incumbency of the Chinese Communist Party has
been characterized by an almost relentless struggle to legitimize its monopoly on political …

Using a wide variety of sources previously unavailable, Hong Yung Lee offers for the first
time a theoretical and historical perspective on China's ruling elite, examining their politics …

A sequel to the author's trailblazer (China's Elite Politics: Political Transition and Power
Balancing, published by World Scientific in 2007), this book tackles the issue of governance …

The success or failure of China's development will impact not only its own citizens but also
those of the world. China is widely recognized as a global actor on the world stage and no …