Chinese Provincial Leaders: Economic Performance and Political Mobility Since 1949

by Zhiyue Bo

Overview

Based on biographical data on more than 2,500 individuals in China's thirty provincial units from the beginning of the People's Republic in 1949, this is the most comprehensive and systematic treatment of China's provincial leaders ever published. The study presents detailed accounts of four categories of provincial leaders - party secretaries, deputy party secretaries, governors, and vice governors - including age, gender, nationality, hometown, education, party membership, and length of membership. It also traces the careers of these leaders in terms of promotion, demotion, transfer, and retirement. And using sophisticated statistical analysis, it links the political mobility of these leaders to the economic performance of their provincial units.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781351571951
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/17/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	352
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Zhiyue Bo

Table of Contents

Tables; Figures; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction: Toward a Performance Model; 2. Provincial Power and Provincial Economic Resources in China; 3. Actors: Chinese Provincial Leaders; 4. Political Mobility of Chinese Provincial Leaders; 5. Personal Characteristics and Political Mobility; 6. Economic Performance and Political Mobility; 7. Conclusion: Economic Performance and Political Mobility; Appendix: Historical Evolution of the PRC Provincial System; Bibliography; Index

Editorial Reviews

Based on biographical data, this study traces the careers of party secretaries, deputy party secretaries, governors, and vice governors, and uses statistical analyses to link their political mobility to the economic performance of their provinces. The personal characteristics of the leaders<-->age, gender, nationality, hometown, education, party membership, and length of membership<-->are also discussed. Charts and graphs provide visual representations of the data. Bo teaches international studies at St. John Fisher College. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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