Civil-Military Relations in Post-Deng China: From Symbiosis to Quasi-Institutionalization

by Nan Li

Book Overview

This book demonstrates that civil-military relations have evolved beyond symbiosis to quasi-institutionalization in post-Deng Xiaoping China.
As the People's Liberation Army (PLA) is a Leninist party-army, it is commonly assumed that the relationship between the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the PLA is symbiotic and institutional boundaries based on a clear functional division of labor are absent between the two. This symbiosis suggests that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9811564442
• ISBN13: 9789811564444
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.3"