The end of the CCP's resilient authoritarianism? A tripartite assessment of shifting power in China

China Quarterly

Volumn , Issue 211, 2012, Pages 595-623

  Li, Cheng ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Chinese Communist Party; Corruption; Factional politics; fifth generation; Intra Party democracy; Leadership transition; Resilient authoritarianism

Indexed keywords

AUTHORITARIANISM; CORRUPTION; DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LEADERSHIP; PARTY POLITICS; PATRON-CLIENT RELATIONS; POLICY REFORM; POLITICAL POWER;

CHINA;

EID: 84870034235     PISSN: 03057410     EISSN: 14682648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0305741012000902     Document Type: Review

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