Loyalists, localists, and legibility: the calibrated control of provincial leadership teams in China

Selecting provincial leaders is a fraught task for authoritarian regimes. While central authorities more readily trust provincial leaders with close ties to the center, such loyalists may lack the local knowledge and connections necessary to govern adeptly. Using an original dataset on the tenures a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bulman, DJ, Jaros, K
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publications 2020