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Political Selection in China: The Complementary Roles of Connections and Performance

Ruixue Jia; Masayuki Kudamatsu; David Seim · Journal of the European Economic Association 13(4), 631–668 · 2015

Type: Article
Author: Ruixue Jia; Masayuki Kudamatsu; David Seim
Identifier: DOI 10.1111/jeea.12124

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DisputedWhether China's cadre system rewards performance is disputed: Li and Zhou (2005) find that provincial leaders' promotion chances rose with economic growth, whereas Shih, Adolph and Liu (2012) find no evidence that growth was rewarded with higher Central Committee rank and point to factional ties, education and revenue collection.