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Clientelism by Design: Personnel Politics under Xi Jinping
| Content Provider | SAGE Publishing |
|---|---|
| Author | Doyon Jérôme |
| Copyright Year | 2018 |
| Abstract | Since Xi Jinping took power in late 2012, analysts have puzzled over how best to define his political trajectory. Is he consolidating power and building a personality cult around himself, or is he strengthening the Party as an organisation? I tackle this issue by focusing on the transformation of personnel policies under Xi. I highlight an increasing concentration of power in the hands of Party leaders at all echelons. At the institutional level, the Party increasingly controls the management and disciplining of officials. At the level of the individual cadres themselves, promotion processes are increasingly managed behind closed doors and less importance is being given to objective criteria for cadre advancement. The age-based rules which structured the promotion of officials and ensured a high level of personnel turnover within the party state are also de-emphasised. I argue that these changes are paving the way for a more clientelist and aging party state. |
| Related Links | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/186810261804700304?download=true |
| Starting Page | 87 |
| Ending Page | 110 |
| Page Count | 24 |
| ISSN | 18681026 |
| Issue Number | 3 |
| Volume Number | 47 |
| Journal | Journal of Current Chinese Affairs (CCA) |
| e-ISSN | 18684874 |
| DOI | 10.1177/186810261804700304 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Sage Publications UK |
| Publisher Date | 2018-12-01 |
| Publisher Place | London |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | © 2018 SAGE Publications Ltd |
| Subject Keyword | clientelism cadre management China party state |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Sociology and Political Science Political Science and International Relations Economics, Econometrics and Finance |
