Governing China - How the CPC Works

This book is a description and analysis of the basic systems and strategies formed during the 60 years since the Communist Party of China (CPC) took power. These include the struggle for political legitimacy, forging of a governance policy, and the creation of an array political features that characterize modern China, such unique systems as the People’s Congress, division of powers between the central and local governing bodies, the party system and its political consultation mechanisms, and the unique systems of regional ethnic autonomy and the special administrative (one country, two systems), a network of grassroots organizations, a socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics, and professional development and management for the cadre (civil service). The authors explore the challenge, background and evolution of China’s economy, culture and society through the lens of its development and governance.