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China's Changing of the Guard: Authoritarian Resilience

Andrew J. Nathan · Journal of Democracy 14(1), 6–17 · 2003

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Andrew J. Nathan
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DOI 10.1353/jod.2003.0019
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2026-09-01

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DisputedChina's rapid growth after 1978 was caused by its one-party authoritarian system.TheoryNathan (2003) attributed the Chinese Communist Party's resilience to institutionalisation: norm-bound succession, merit-based promotion, functional differentiation of state institutions, and channels of participation and appeal such as letters-and-visits offices.