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Zeng, Jingha (2013) What matters most in selecting top Chinese leaders? A qualitative comparative analysis. Journal of Chinese Political Science, Volume 18 (Number 3). pp. 223-239. doi:10.1007/s11366-013-9247-1 ISSN 1080-6954.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11366-013-9247-1
Abstract
This article analyses the selection criterion of China’s most powerful leading body—the Politburo Standing Committee—by using Qualitative Comparative Analysis and the latest data of the 18th Party Congress in 2012. It finds that age, combined with institutional rules, is one of the dominant factors in deciding the appointment of leaders in 2012, suggesting the significance of institutional rules in today’s elite politics in China. It also finds that candidates’ patron-client ties with senior leaders did play a role but they are not always positive in terms of the career advancement of candidates. Moreover, and perhaps surprisingly, this study finds that powerful family backgrounds do not have positive impacts on promotion at the highest level.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Chinese Political Science | ||||
Publisher: | Springer Netherlands | ||||
ISSN: | 1080-6954 | ||||
Official Date: | 2013 | ||||
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Volume: | Volume 18 | ||||
Number: | Number 3 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 223-239 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1007/s11366-013-9247-1 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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