Factions in Nondemocracies: Theory and Evidence from the Chinese Communist Party
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Factions in Nondemocracies: Theory and Evidence from the Chinese Communist Party
Factions in Nondemocracies: Theory and Evidence from the Chinese Communist Party
Date Written: August 1, 2020
Abstract
This paper investigates, theoretically and empirically, factional arrangements within the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the governing political party of the People's Republic of China. Using detailed biographical information of political elites in the Central Committee and provincial governments, we present a set of new empirical regularities within the CCP, including systematic patterns of cross-factional balancing at different levels of the political hierarchy and substantial faction premia in promotions. We propose and estimate an organizational economic model to characterize factional politics within single-party nondemocratic regimes.
Keywords: China, Chinese Communist Party, Factions, political economy, Single Party Regime
JEL Classification: P3, P48
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Francesco Trebbi
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business ( email )
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Kairong Xiao
Columbia University - Columbia Business School ( email )
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New York, NY 10027
United States