New approaches to the study of political order in China

Modern China

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 87-99

  Clarke, Donald C ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Central local relations; Communist Party; Constitution; Democratic parties; Implementation; People's congress

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL-LOCAL RELATIONS; DEMOCRACY; LEGAL SYSTEM; NATION STATE; PARTY POLITICS; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; STATE ROLE;

CHINA;

EID: 73249138209     PISSN: 00977004     EISSN: 15526836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0097700409347982     Document Type: Article

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