Meritocracy or Patronage?
Political Foundations of China's Economic Transition
This study interrogates the theoretical and empirical validities of two dominant theories about Chinese state in the post-Mao period. The authors argue that the meritocratic view has under-theorized the innate contradiction between officials' personal competence and political loyalty.
Dezember 2024, Elements in Chinese Economy and Governance, Englisch
Cambridge Academic
978-1-009-50797-4
Cambridge Academic
978-1-009-50797-4