SynopsisExamining the past, current, and potential future roles of the Communist Party in governing ChinaThe Chinese Communist Party and its polices touch nearly every aspect of life in China and dominate some. An often-quoted current phrase one with roots in the era of Mao Zedong says "the Party leads all." Under the leadership of Xi Jinping, the Party determines much of what is permitted and prohibited in the country's social, economic, and political activity, as well as China's increasingly consequential foreign relations. Even so, the Communist Party always has faced limits on what it can control, and it may encounter new obstacles ahead. This book addresses important questions about the current and future roles of the party: Has Xi's tenure brought a qualitative increase in the pursuit, or achievement, of party control? How is party rule shaped and exercised by internal party dynamics, the party's control over the state, society, economy, foreign affairs, government institutions and rules, and ideology? How serious are the threats to party strength and success posed by Xi's approach to power, corruption in the party's ranks, a rapidly changing society, a fraught international environment, or a possibly overly ambitious agenda for party control? Leading scholars examine these questions from several disciplinary perspectives, each focusing on a key area of the party and its efforts to lead, control, or influence the world around it. This book offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the party's roles in China's economy, government, civil society, legal system, military affairs, and foreign policy. It does so at a critical moment, with the full contours of the Xi Jinping era in China becoming more evident and as the CCP reaches its 100th anniversary and nears three-quarters of a century in power. It will be essential reading for all scholars, students, and policy-makers interested in contemporary China., The Chinese Communist Party is a central and overwhelming force in the country. It "leads all"-fulfilling a slogan favored by Mao Zedong and revived by Xi Jinping. The Communist Party and its policies reach every aspect of life in China and dominate some. Under the party's leadership, China's wealth and power have risen dramatically. It is the world's only near-peer of the United States and can influence international institutions, rules, and norms. With the party having celebrated the centenary of its founding in 2021 and Looking forward to marking a century of rule in the People's Republic of China in 2049, this book offers a timely examination of how the party has led China and how it might do so in the future. In chapters written by sixteen eminent experts, the volume addresses important questions about the party: Has Xi Jinping's tenure brought a fundamental increase in the pursuit, or achievement, of party control? How do internal party dynamics and the party's control over the levers of state power and its penetration of social and economic institutions implement and shape the party's rule and its effects in China and beyond? How serious are the threats the party faces from such factors as Xi's approach to power, corruption in the party's ranks, a rapidly changing society, a fraught international environment, or an overly ambitious agenda for party control? The Party Leads All offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the Chinese Communist Party's leadership of the Chinese economy, government, civil society, legal system, military affairs, and foreign policy. It is essential reading for all scholars, students, and policymakers interested in contemporary China. Book jacket., Addresses important questions about the current and future roles of the Chinese Communist Party. The book offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the party's roles in China's economy, government, civil society, legal system, military affairs, and foreign policy., Examining the past, current, and potential future roles of the Communist Party in governing China The Chinese Communist Party and its polices touch nearly every aspect of life in China and dominate some. An often-quoted current phrase--one with roots in the era of Mao Zedong--says "the Party leads all." Under the leadership of Xi Jinping, the Party determines much of what is permitted and prohibited in the country's social, economic, and political activity, as well as China's increasingly consequential foreign relations. Even so, the Communist Party always has faced limits on what it can control, and it may encounter new obstacles ahead. This book addresses important questions about the current and future roles of the party: Has Xi's tenure brought a qualitative increase in the pursuit, or achievement, of party control? How is party rule shaped and exercised by internal party dynamics, the party's control over the state, society, economy, foreign affairs, government institutions and rules, and ideology? How serious are the threats to party strength and success posed by Xi's approach to power, corruption in the party's ranks, a rapidly changing society, a fraught international environment, or a possibly overly ambitious agenda for party control? Leading scholars examine these questions from several disciplinary perspectives, each focusing on a key area of the party and its efforts to lead, control, or influence the world around it. This book offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the party's roles in China's economy, government, civil society, legal system, military affairs, and foreign policy. It does so at a critical moment, with the full contours of the Xi Jinping era in China becoming more evident and as the CCP reaches its 100th anniversary and nears three-quarters of a century in power. It will be essential reading for all scholars, students, and policy-makers interested in contemporary China.
LC Classification NumberJQ1519