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Institutions of the party-state. How is the party-state structured? What are the mechanisms of party control?. How is the party-state structured?. Institutions of the party-state. What are the mechanisms of party control? Democratic centralism, party discipline Nomenklatura
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Institutions of the party-state • How is the party-state structured? • What are the mechanisms of party control?
Institutions of the party-state • What are the mechanisms of party control? • Democratic centralism, party discipline • Nomenklatura • List of positions for which party vets candidates • “Double-hatting” and “interlocking directorates” • Party core groups and party committees
5 Levels of Government Administration in China • CENTRAL LEVEL • PROVINCIAL LEVEL • MUNICIPAL (PREFECTURAL) LEVEL • COUNTY LEVEL • TOWNSHIP LEVEL
Competing sources of authority • Vertical-horizontal relations (tiao-kuai guanxi 条块关系) • Local Communist Party secretaries often hold sway over bureaucrats in the local offices of central agencies • Ex: local environmental protection bureau • Less likely to implement the policies of the State Environmental Protection Agency if the local CCP party secretary cares more about industrial output and jobs then clear air or water