Getting ahead in the communist party: Explaining the advancement of central committee members in China

American Political Science Review

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 166-187

  Shih, Victor ^a   Adolph, Christopher ^b   Liu, Mingxing ^c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 84857978326     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003055411000566     Document Type: Review

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