Description
China, like many authoritarian regimes, struggles with the tension between the need to foster economic development by empowering local officials and the regime's imperative to control them politically. Landry explores how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) manages local officials in order to meet these goals and perpetuate an unusually decentralized authoritarian regime. Using unique data collected at the municipal, county, and village level, Landry examines in detail how the promotion mechanisms for local cadres have allowed the CCP to reward officials for the development of their localities without weakening political control. His research shows that the CCP's personnel management system is a key factor in explaining China's enduring authoritarianism and proves convincingly that decentralization and authoritarianism can work hand in hand.
This book examines how the Chinese Communist Party's management of local officials perpetuates a decentralized authoritarian regime.
About the Author
Pierre Landry is Associate Professor of Political Science at Yale University and a research fellow with the Research Center for Contemporary China at Peking University. He is an alumnus of the Hopkins-Nanjing program and taught in the Yale-Peking University joint undergraduate program in 2007. His research interests focus on Chinese politics, comparative local government, and quantitative comparative political analysis. His recent articles have appeared in Political Analysis and The China Quarterly.
Reviews
'... the book is rich in empirical data and the analysis provides an interesting insight into the CCP's cadre management system.' Europe-Asia Studies
'For anyone interested in understanding China's enduring authoritarianism and the mechanisms that hold the system together and yet create mobility among key political actors, this book is a must-read. It represents a major contribution to the field of China studies, but will also be of interest to neighbouring social science disciplines.' Journal of China Quarterly
Book Information
ISBN 9780521882354
Author Pierre F. Landry
Format Hardback
Page Count 316
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 640g
Dimensions(mm) 235mm * 160mm * 23mm
This book examines how the Chinese Communist Party's management of local officials perpetuates a decentralized authoritarian regime.
About the Author
Pierre Landry is Associate Professor of Political Science at Yale University and a research fellow with the Research Center for Contemporary China at Peking University. He is an alumnus of the Hopkins-Nanjing program and taught in the Yale-Peking University joint undergraduate program in 2007. His research interests focus on Chinese politics, comparative local government, and quantitative comparative political analysis. His recent articles have appeared in Political Analysis and The China Quarterly.
Reviews
'... the book is rich in empirical data and the analysis provides an interesting insight into the CCP's cadre management system.' Europe-Asia Studies
'For anyone interested in understanding China's enduring authoritarianism and the mechanisms that hold the system together and yet create mobility among key political actors, this book is a must-read. It represents a major contribution to the field of China studies, but will also be of interest to neighbouring social science disciplines.' Journal of China Quarterly
Book Information
ISBN 9780521882354
Author Pierre F. Landry
Format Hardback
Page Count 316
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 640g
Dimensions(mm) 235mm * 160mm * 23mm
