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The Politics of Corruption in the People's Republic of China

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  • Liu, Alan P. L.

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This article analyzes pervasive political corruption in the People's Republic of China today, based on a collection of 275 media reports from 1977 to 1980. First, a description of the types of corruption, the characteristics of corruptors, and the urban-rural concentration of corruption is presented. Then, an analysis of the regional variation in corruption is made, taking into account political, strategic, social, and economic factors. Third, Chinese “theorizing†about the causes of corruption is described, and its correspondence with some outstanding Western theories on corruption is discussed. Finally, Chinese authorities' strategy of weakening the “system of corruption†in China is evaluated, especially the strengthening of social control.

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  • Liu, Alan P. L., 1983. "The Politics of Corruption in the People's Republic of China," American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 77(3), pages 602-623, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:apsrev:v:77:y:1983:i:03:p:602-623_24
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