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Chapter 6 - All the King’s Men

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 May 2020

Yuen Yuen Ang
Yuen Yuen Ang
Affiliation:
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
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How will this crackdown affect China’s economic and political prospects? Chapter 6, “All the King’s Men,” examines the determinants of downfall among city-level leaders during Xi’s campaign. My analysis finds a remarkably high turnover rate, indicating extraordinarily stressful conditions and heightened political risks for local leaders. In addition, I find that patronage, not performance, predicts the likelihood of downfall. Facing harsh scrutiny, volatility, and mounting demands, bureaucrats feel paralyzed, precipitating a new problem in Chinese politics – inaction.

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Sustained campaignInactionLazy governanceParalysisTigers and fliesPerformance and patronageEvent history analysisDeterminants of downfall
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China's Gilded Age
The Paradox of Economic Boom and Vast Corruption
 , pp. 153 - 179
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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  • All the King’s Men
  • Yuen Yuen Ang, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • Book: China's Gilded Age
  • Online publication: 08 May 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108778350.006
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  • All the King’s Men
  • Yuen Yuen Ang, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • Book: China's Gilded Age
  • Online publication: 08 May 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108778350.006
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  • All the King’s Men
  • Yuen Yuen Ang, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • Book: China's Gilded Age
  • Online publication: 08 May 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108778350.006
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