Can China bring back the best? The communist party organizes China's search for talent

China Quarterly

Volumn , Issue 215, 2013, Pages 590-615

  Zweig, David ^a   Wang, Huiyao ^b  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b Administrative Center for China's   (China)

Author keywords

Brain circulation; Brain drain; CCP Organization Department; China; Reverse migration; Talent

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DRAIN; COMMUNISM; DEVELOPING WORLD; RECRUITMENT (EMPLOYMENT);

CHINA;

EID: 84884225311     PISSN: 03057410     EISSN: 14682648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0305741013000751     Document Type: Article

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