China’s Leaders - The New Generation

308 Pages·2001·49.149 MB·English

by  Cheng Li

THE NEW GENERATION
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China s Leaders

Chinas Leaders
The New Generation
Cheng Li
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China’s leaders: the new generation / Cheng Li.
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1. Communist leadership—-China. 2. Political leadership—China. 3. China—Politics and govern-
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Contents
List of Figures ix
List of Tables xi
List of Abbreviations xiii
Acknowledgments xv
1. Coming of Age: A New Generation of Leaders 1
2. The Rise of Technocrats: Elite Transformation in the Reform Era 25
3. The Fourth Generation of Leaders: A Biographical Analysis 51
4. The “Qinghua Clique”: School Networks and Elite Recruitment 87
5. Taizi and Mishu: Informal Networks and Institutional Restraints 127
6. Collective Characteristics: Attitudes and Outlooks of the New
Generation of Elites 175
7. Intra-Generational Diversity and Its Implications 217
Bibliography 245
Index 265
About the Author 285
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