China's leaders : the new generation
Who will govern China at the dawn of the twenty-first century? What are the social backgrounds and career paths of the new generation of leaders? How do they differ from their predecessors in their responses to perplexing economic and socio-political challenges? Drawing upon a wealth of both quantitative and qualitative data on the so-called "fourth generation" of leaders--those who were young during the Cultural Revolution--Cheng Li sheds valuable light on these key questions. He shows that this group is more diversified than previous generations of CCP leaders in formative experiences, political solidarity, ideological conviction, and occupational background
Print Book, English, ©2001
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Lanham [Md.], ©2001
xviii, 285 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780847694969, 9780847694976, 0847694968, 0847694976
44750834
Chapter 1 Coming of Age: A New Generation of Leaders Chapter 2 The Rise of Technocrats: Elite Transformation in the Reform Era Chapter 3 The Fourth Generation of Leaders: A Biographical Analysis Chapter 4 The "Qinghua Clique": School Networks and Elite Recruitment Chapter 5 Taizi and Mishu: Informal Networks and Institutional Restraints Chapter 6 Collective Characteristics: Attitudes and Outlooks of the New Generation of Elites Chapter 7 Intra-Generational Diversity and Its Implications