The Role of Leadership in Political and Economic Transition in China

Kerry Brown

doi:10.1108/S2053-769720150000024009

The Role of Leadership in Political and Economic Transition in China

Kerry Brown

Lau China Institute

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Abstract

The Communist Party of China represents a distinctive philosophy of leadership, one in which it tries to present itself as the key promoter of Chinese style modernity and the national mission to become a great, rich, and powerful country again. Contemporary Chinese leaders however have to operate in a territory laden with historic issues, with huge administrative responsibilities, and with challenges of mobilizing and gaining support from a vast, complex, and often fractious public. This chapter looks at the various ways leaders in China have tried to fulfill these often contradictory demands, while also attempting to remain true to their core ideological beliefs at a time when the country is undergoing rapid economic and social transformation.

Original language	Undefined/Unknown
Title of host publication	Asian Leadership in Policy and Governance
Publisher	Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Pages	213-231
Number of pages	19
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1108/S2053-769720150000024009
Publication status	Published - 2015

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