Harvard University Press, 2016. — 376 p.
China’s efforts to modernize yielded a kleptocracy characterized by corruption, wealth inequality, and social tensions. Rejecting conventional platitudes about the resilience of Party rule, Minxin Pei gathers unambiguous evidence that beneath China’s facade of ever-expanding prosperity and power lies a Leninist state in an advanced stage of decay.
The Origins of Crony Capitalism.
The Soil of Crony Capitalism.
Public Offices for Sale.
Cronyism in Action.
Stealing from the State.
In Bed with the Mafia.
The Spread of Collusion.
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