China’s Crony Capitalism: The Dynamics of Regime Decay

376 Pages·2016·4.91 MB·English

by  Minxin Pei

China’s Crony Capitalism

China’s Crony Capitalism
The Dynamics of Regime Decay
Minxin Pei
Cambridge, Mas sa chu setts
London, Eng land
2016
Copyright © 2016 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in- Publication Data
Names: Pei, Minxin, author.
Title: China’s crony capitalism : the dynamics of regime decay / Minxin Pei.
Description: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2016. |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016002392 | ISBN 9780674737297 (alk. paper)
Subjects: LCSH: Political corruption—China. | Capitalism—China. | Elite
(Social sciences)—China. | Power (Social sciences)—China. | China—
Economic conditions—1976–2000. | China— Economic conditions—2000– |
China— Politics and government—1976–2002. | China— Politics and
government—2002– | Zhongguo gong chan dang.
Classification: LCC JQ1509.5.C6 P45 2016 | DDC 330.951—dc23
LC rec ord available at http:// lccn . loc . gov / 2016002392
To Roderick MacFarquhar
Teacher, mentor, and friend

Contents
Introduction 1
1. The Origins of Crony Capitalism 23
2. The Soil of Crony Capitalism 49
3. Public Offi ces for Sale 78
4. Cronyism in Action 116
5. Stealing from the State 151
6. In Bed with the Mafi a 183
7. The Spread of Collusion 216
Conclusion 256
Appendix 271
Abbreviations 293
Notes 295
Acknowl edgments 353
Index 355

China’s Crony Capitalism