1. Introduction: Informal Politics Embedded in Institutional Contexts: Elite Politics in Contemporary China, Chien-Wen Kou and Xiaowei Zang 2. Entry into the Politburo of the CCP: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Institutionalization, Hsin-Hao Huang 3. The Roadmap of Upward Advancement for PLA Leaders, Ji You 4. Paths to the Top Leadership in China: The Case of Provincial Leaders, Zhiyue Bo 5. The Rule-Bound Personnel Turnover of China’s Provincial Leaders, 1993- 2010, S. Philip Hsu and Jhih-Wei Shao 6. Between the Hierarchy and the Market: Managerial Career Trajectories in China’s Energy Sector, Chih-Shian Liou and Chung-Min Tsai 7. The Rise of Youth League Affiliates and Their Paths to the Top, Chien-Wen Kou
Biography
Chien-wen Kou is Professor in the Department of Political Science and the Graduate Institute of East Asian Studies, and the Director of the Graduate Institute of East Asian Studies, National Chengchi University, Taiwan (ROC).
Xiaowei Zang is Professor of Chinese Studies and Head of the School of East Asian Studies at the University of Sheffield, UK and Chair Professor of Social Sciences and Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences at the City University of Hong Kong.
