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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 sociopolitical 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. The author explores the contradictions between political leaders and non-elite peers in the same generation-those approaching middle age who were barred from education during the Mao era and now often are unemployed and disenchanted with the government. The book concludes with the intriguing notion that this generation of leaders may have a better understanding of its peers' needs and concerns and therefore may make the regime more accountable to its people, thus contributing to, rather than opposing, democratic development.

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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Politics & government Central government

• Full title: China's Leaders
• Subtitle: The New Generation
• Author: Cheng Li
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 304
• EAN: 9780847694969
• ISBN: 0847694968
• ID: 04943803
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Weight: 508 g
• Dimensions: 232 × 158 × 22 mm
• Date of publishing: 01. February 2001

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