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Michigan Monographs in Chinese Studies: Central Documents and Politburo Politics in China by Kenneth Lieberthal, James Tong and Sai-cheung Yeung (1978, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherCenter for Chinese Studies Publications
ISBN-100892640332
ISBN-139780892640331
eBay Product ID (ePID)208724
Product Key Features
Number of Pages218 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameCentral Documents and Politburo Politics in China
Publication Year1978
SubjectEthnic Studies / General, General, World / Asian
TypeTextbook
AuthorKenneth Lieberthal, James Tong, Sai-Cheung Yeung
Subject AreaPolitical Science, Social Science
SeriesMichigan Monographs in Chinese Studies
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight10.1 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN78-008740
Series Volume Number33
IllustratedYes
SynopsisA study of the dynamics at the center of Chinese politics as revealed in the "Central Documents" through which the leadership communicates with the rest of the political system., Virtually every analysis of Chinese politics views the Politburo as the nerve center of the system, but questions abound as to how this center governs itself and how it interacts with the system around it. Specifically, how much consultation occurs during the drafting of major Politburo documents, and who is brought into this process? How is information channeled up to this body, and what are the rules that govern the access of the Politburo members themselves to data generated by the bureaucracies? How are the political strategies of individual leaders and political factions attuned to this system of information channeling? What types of decisions are reached by the Politburo? To whom are they communicated? How rigidly must they be followed? How institutionalized is this entire decision making system, and has it become more-or less-institutionalized over the years? How has the factional legacy of the Cultural Revolution affected its mode of operations? Indeed, in the wake of the Cultural Revolution, how much in control of the system has the Politburo itself been? Central Documents in Politburo Politics in China seeks to better understand these questions by analyzing a particular stream of largely bureaucratic communications in the Chinese system: the so-called "Central Documents" (CDs). This is a series of documents through which the top Party leadership directly communicates with the rest of the political system. [1], Virtually every analysis of Chinese politics views the Politburo as the nerve center of the system, but questions abound as to how this center governs itself and how it interacts with the system around it. Specifically, how much consultation occurs during the drafting of major Politburo documents, and who is brought into this process? How is information channeled up to this body, and what are the rules that govern the access of the Politburo members themselves to data generated by the bureaucracies? How are the political strategies of individual leaders and political factions attuned to this system of information channeling? What types of decisions are reached by the Politburo? To whom are they communicated? How rigidly must they be followed? How institutionalized is this entire decision making system, and has it become more--or less--institutionalized over the years? How has the factional legacy of the Cultural Revolution affected its mode of operations? Indeed, in the wake of the Cultural Revolution, how much in control of the system has the Politburo itself been? Central Documents in Politburo Politics in China seeks to better understand these questions by analyzing a particular stream of largely bureaucratic communications in the Chinese system: the so-called "Central Documents" (CDs). This is a series of documents through which the top Party leadership directly communicates with the rest of the political system. [1]
