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Economic Growth and Endogenous Authoritarian Institutions in Post-Reform China

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  • © 2019

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Authors:
  1. Hans H. Tung

    1. Department of Political Science/Center for Research in Econometric Theory and Applications, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

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  • The first systematic study of China’s authoritarian institutions and their change during Xi Jinping’s first term
  • Answers important questions about the trajectory of China’s authoritarian institutional change during the post-reform era
  • Critically examines the current literatures on comparative authoritarianism and political economy of China

Part of the book series: Politics and Development of Contemporary China (PDCC)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    • Hans H. Tung
    Pages 1-18

  3. A Theory of Authoritarian Institutional Change

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19
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    2. Why? A Dynamic Theory of Power and Plenty under Dictatorships

      • Hans H. Tung
      Pages 21-34

    3. How? The Dictator’s Divide-and-Rule Strategy

      • Hans H. Tung
      Pages 35-56

  4. The Era of Institutionalized Authoritarian Rule and Dictator’s Growth Curse: A Case Study on China’s Trade Policymaking

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 57-57
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    2. Authoritarian Institutions, China Style

      • Hans H. Tung
      Pages 59-80

    3. Dictator’s Growth Curse and China’s Trade Politics

      • Hans H. Tung
      Pages 81-104

    4. Still an Era of Fragmented Authoritarian 1.0? A Probabilistic Crucial Case Analysis

      • Hans H. Tung
      Pages 105-136

    5. Authoritarian Power-Sharing under Collective Leadership and China’s Trade Policymaking

      • Hans H. Tung
      Pages 137-168

  6. Conclusions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 243-243
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    2. Conclusions

      • Hans H. Tung
      Pages 245-258

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 259-279
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About this book

This book analyzes the dynamic political economy of authoritarian institutions in China and attempts to answer the following questions: What is the significance of China's authoritarian institutions and the changes Xi Jinping has brought to them? Why did the Chinese elites go along with the changes that affected them negatively? Through these questions, the author unravels the mechanics of authoritarian resilience as well as its dynamics. The work reviews both literatures on China studies and comparative authoritarianism to introduce a general framework for analyzing authoritarian institutional change under dictatorships.





Reviews

“Whether for those disbelieving without a formal model or simply wishing for a delightfully coherent analysis of China's precarious decision structure, particularly related to the topical issue of trade policy, Professor Tung's book is a gratifying read.” (Gary H. Jefferson, Carl Marks Professor of International Trade and Finance, Brandeis University, USA)

“It is rare for any book to address multiple theoretical puzzles simultaneously.  Yet, Professor Tung's book has done so with great finesse and rigor, and provides new theoretical insights on the impact of growth on authoritarian stability and dictators' divide and conquer strategy.  It is not to be missed by students of political economy and comparative politics.” (Victor C. Shih, Associate Professor of Political Economy, UC San Diego, USA, and author of Factions and Finance in China: Elite Conflict and Inflation (2007))

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Political Science/Center for Research in Econometric Theory and Applications, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

    Hans H. Tung

About the author

Hans H. Tung is Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and Research Associate of the Center for Research in Econometric Theory and Applications at National Taiwan University, Taiwan.





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