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  • Elite Conflicts and the Path to Economic Decentralization

    by Dong Zhang, Mingxing Liu, Victor Shih ...
    Series series Elements in Chinese Economy and Governance
    Why would a politically centralized state embark on the path of economic decentralization? This Element delves into the political origin of the puzzling economic decentralization in mainland China. The authors contend that the intra-elite conflicts between the authoritarian ruler and the ruling elites within the state prompted the ruler to pursue decentralization as a strategy to curb the ... Read more

    $20.49 USD

  • Coalitions of the Weak

    by Victor C. Shih ...
    Series series Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics
    For the first time since Mao, a Chinese leader may serve a life-time tenure. Xi Jinping may well replicate Mao's successful strategy to maintain power. If so, what are the institutional and policy implications for China? Victor C. Shih investigates how leaders of one-party autocracies seek to dominate the elite and achieve true dictatorship, governing without fear of internal challenge or ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • Economic Shocks and Authoritarian Stability

    Duration, Financial Control, and Institutions

    by Victor C Shih ...
    Series series Emerging Democracies
    Over two billion people still live under authoritarian rule. Moreover, authoritarian regimes around the world command enormous financial and economic resources, rivaling those controlled by advanced democracies. Yet authoritarian regimes as a whole are facing their greatest challenges in the recent two decades due to rebellions and economic stress. Extended periods of hardship have the potential ... Read more

    $28.79 USD