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Breslin, Shaun. (2004) Globalization, international coalitions, and domestic reform. Critical Asian Studies, Vol.36 (No.4). pp. 657-675. ISSN 1467-2715

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1467271042000273293

Abstract

This article considers the impact of China's insertion into the global political economy on the nature of political power in China. It argues that for most of the period of the transition from socialism, state leaders attempted to protect domestic interests where possible from the perceived detrimental impacts of globalization. However, China's entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO) marked a key shift in this strategy. Through the creation of an international coalition for reform, key state leaders used WTO entry as a tool to enforce change on reluctant domestic constituents, rather than the earlier strategy of protecting them from competition and change. While domestic reform efforts have been responsible for many of the changes to the Chinese regime, external actors and interests have also played an important role in altering the fundamentals of politics in the People's Republic of China, and in particular, changing the raison d'tre of Communist Party rule.

Item Type:

Journal Article

Subjects:

H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions
D History General and Old World > DS Asia

Divisions:

Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies

Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):

China -- Politics and government, China -- Foreign relations, World Trade Organization

Journal or Publication Title:

Critical Asian Studies

Publisher:

Routledge

ISSN:

1467-2715

Official Date:

December 2004

Dates:

Date	Event
December 2004	Published

Volume:

Vol.36

Number:

No.4

Page Range:

pp. 657-675

Identification Number:

10.1080/1467271042000273293

Status:

Peer Reviewed

Access rights to Published version:

Open Access

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