The Economics of Communist Party Membership: The Curious Case of Rising Numbers and Wage Premium during China's Transition.
As the Chinese Communist Party has loosened its grip in a more market-oriented economy, why have membership and the economic benefits of joining risen? We use three national household surveys over 11 years to answer this question for wages in urban China. Individual demand for Party membership is tr...
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Taylor and Francis
2009
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