Factionalism in Chinese Communist Politics

By Huan Jin and Jing Huang

Book Overview

Factionalism is widely understood to be a distinguishing characteristic of Chinese politics. In this book, Jing Huang examines the role of factionalism in leadership relations and policy making. His detailed knowledge of intra-Party politics offers a new understanding of still-disputed struggles behind the high walls of leadership in Zhongnanhai. Critiqueing the predominant theories on leadership and decisionmaking, he explains that it is not power struggles that give rise to factionalism, but rather the existence of factionalism that turns power into an overriding goal in CCP politics.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052103258X
• ISBN13: 9780521032582
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"