Party adaptation strategies for provincial standing committees in post-Mao China : coping with crisis without political reform

The Chinese Communist Party has been surprisingly successful in carrying out its plans in the face of various challenges in the post-Mao era. Compared to their central counterparts, the operating patterns of local institutions in tackling such difficulties have been less examined. This paper aims to...

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Main Author: Lee, Jonghyuk
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1529192023-03-05T17:23:39Z Party adaptation strategies for provincial standing committees in post-Mao China : coping with crisis without political reform Lee, Jonghyuk S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies Social sciences::Political science Chinese Politics Provincial Standing Committee The Chinese Communist Party has been surprisingly successful in carrying out its plans in the face of various challenges in the post-Mao era. Compared to their central counterparts, the operating patterns of local institutions in tackling such difficulties have been less examined. This paper aims to fill this gap by exploring the party’s management of provincial standing committees (PSCs). As the highest level of local collective leadership, the PSC essentially sets the agenda for the province. Using a new database of PSC members from 1980 to 2016, this study provides a systematic illustration of the historical composition of provincial collective leadership. Instead of making drastic changes, the party has subtly shifted the roles of provincial leaders: it has redefined the role of the vice party secretary, adjusted the number of posts in the provincial government, and raised the level of professionalism. Published version 2021-10-21T02:20:17Z 2021-10-21T02:20:17Z 2021 Journal Article Lee, J. (2021). Party adaptation strategies for provincial standing committees in post-Mao China : coping with crisis without political reform. Asian Survey, 61(3), 411-442. https://dx.doi.org/10.1525/AS.2021.61.3.411 0004-4687 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/152919 10.1525/AS.2021.61.3.411 2-s2.0-85107661541 3 61 411 442 en Asian Survey Lee Jonghyuk. 2021. Party adaptation strategies for provincial standing committees in post-Mao China : coping with crisis without political reform. Asian Survey, 61(3), 411-442. https://doi.org/10.1525/as.2021.61.3.411 © 2021 by The Regents of the University of California. application/pdf
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Chinese Politics
Provincial Standing Committee
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Chinese Politics
Provincial Standing Committee
Lee, Jonghyuk
Party adaptation strategies for provincial standing committees in post-Mao China : coping with crisis without political reform
description The Chinese Communist Party has been surprisingly successful in carrying out its plans in the face of various challenges in the post-Mao era. Compared to their central counterparts, the operating patterns of local institutions in tackling such difficulties have been less examined. This paper aims to fill this gap by exploring the party’s management of provincial standing committees (PSCs). As the highest level of local collective leadership, the PSC essentially sets the agenda for the province. Using a new database of PSC members from 1980 to 2016, this study provides a systematic illustration of the historical composition of provincial collective leadership. Instead of making drastic changes, the party has subtly shifted the roles of provincial leaders: it has redefined the role of the vice party secretary, adjusted the number of posts in the provincial government, and raised the level of professionalism.
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title Party adaptation strategies for provincial standing committees in post-Mao China : coping with crisis without political reform
title_short Party adaptation strategies for provincial standing committees in post-Mao China : coping with crisis without political reform
title_full Party adaptation strategies for provincial standing committees in post-Mao China : coping with crisis without political reform
title_fullStr Party adaptation strategies for provincial standing committees in post-Mao China : coping with crisis without political reform
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title_sort party adaptation strategies for provincial standing committees in post-mao china : coping with crisis without political reform
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