Party and State in Post-Mao China

In recent decades, China has become a quasi-capitalist economic powerhouse. Yet it continues to be ruled by the same Communist Party-dominated government that has been in power since 1949. But how has China’s political system achieved such longevity? And what does its stability tell us about the future of authoritarian versus liberal democratic governance?

In this detailed analysis of the deeply intertwined relationship between the ruling Communist Party and governing state, noted China e...