Local officials' political capital and poverty alleviation by Shubin Wang, Qiang Li, Yan Gu

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Political influence and air pollution: Evidence from Chinese cities by Wen-Chao Shao, Li-Chen Chou

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Strong state, weak system: social health insurance in rural China 1956-2007 by Manuel, R

“…It shows that only the local Party secretary can mobilise the local state sufficiently to meet central decree. …”

Fatto in Italia: Refashioning Italy by Tiziana Ferrero-Regis

“…This article discusses how the Made in Italy brand helped Italy to recover from economic recession in the 1980s, but also how it redefined the country's identity after the traumatic years of terrorism and especially after the murder of the Christian Democratic Party Secretary, Aldo Moro, at the hands of the Red Brigades. …”
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EMMNCs’ political connections and their overseas investment outcomes, and firm performance shaped by outside CEO succession, and by China's anti-corruption campaign by Huang, Dongdong

“…However, outside CEOs’ performance effects will be less positive when there is a strong presence of Party Secretaries on the board of directors, which leads to over-embeddedness problems. …”
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Winning against All Odds: Elly Schlein’s Successful Election Campaign and Instagram Communication Strategies by Daniele Battista

“…The analysis of the posts published on the “ellyesse” Instagram account in the period from 4 December 2022, the date of the announced candidacy for the party secretary, to 26 February 2023, the day of the primaries in which he won against all odds, reveals a tendency towards the remediation of traditional content accompanied by innovative use of digital images, aimed at creating a sense of immediacy in interaction with the public. …”
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The Party and Private Entrepreneurs in the PRC by Heike Holbig

“…In July 2001, Party Secretary Jiang Zemin announced that private entrepreneurs, among other 'outstanding' representatives of the new social elites, were welcome to join the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). …”
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Do private firms invest more in environmental protection under political control? Evidence from China by Chu-Yu Guo, Jiandong Wen, Hui Hu

“…Notably, the influence of local party committees on pro-environmental practices is more pronounced in firms with lower family ownership, in regions with weaker environmental regulations, and where the owner is also the Party secretary. This study reveals local party committees as key mediators between government and firms, enhancing corporate engagement in environmental initiatives. …”
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Party adaptation strategies for provincial standing committees in post-Mao China : coping with crisis without political reform by Lee, Jonghyuk

“…Instead of making drastic changes, the party has subtly shifted the roles of provincial leaders: it has redefined the role of the vice party secretary, adjusted the number of posts in the provincial government, and raised the level of professionalism.…”
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Securitization, surveillance and 'de-extremization' in Xinjiang by Kam, Stefanie, Clarke, Michael

“…This article argues that the Chinese party-state's embrace of modern technologies, a weak liberal tradition in China, Xi Jinping's rise to power in late 2012, and the appointment of Chen Quanguo as Xinjiang's party-secretary in 2016, provides the socio-political background for the intensification of securitization, surveillance and introduction of ‘re-education and training centres’ in Xinjiang. …”
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Grassroots perspectives on relocation: threats and opportunities by Lora-Wainwright, A

“…Some households have already been moved, conflicts loom large, and the village Communist Party secretary has caused even more controversy by building himself a huge house, hoping for a large compensation payment. …”

Unequal distribution of health human resource in mainland China: what are the determinants from a comprehensive perspective? by Dan Li, Zhongliang Zhou, Yafei Si, Yongjian Xu, Chi Shen, Yiyang Wang, Xiao Wang

“…Besides, the party secretaries and mayors also had certain influence on the allocation of health human resource. …”
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Regional differences of COVID-19 pandemic prevention in China: Especially from the perspective of political leaders by Jingli Li, Jianjun Zhang, Zhiyong Han

“…The factors influencing pandemic prevention include both structural factors, such as economic and social factors, and the experiences and characteristics of prefectural-level government leaders (party secretaries and mayors), such as grassroots work experience and level of education, which are significantly positively correlated with the progress of pandemic prevention. …”
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Political turnover and corporate financialization: Evidence from China by Simeng Lyu, Yong Qi, Shuo Yang, Shaoyu Dong

“…We find that the turnover of mayors significantly decreases corporate financialization, while the turnover of party secretaries has no impact on corporate financialization. …”
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Limited power-sharing in a personalized regime: Xi Jinping's strategic retreat from local politics by Lee, Jonghyuk

“…By analyzing the promotion patterns of provincial officials from 1992 to 2021, this paper identifies Xi’s attempts to personalize provincial leadership by prioritizing his personal connections over conventional promotion criteria when selecting provincial party secretaries and governors. To mitigate the elite’s distrust resulting from this consolidation, Xi granted the Politburo Standing Committee (PSC) members influence over appointments for mid-ranking officials in provinces, such as provincial standing committee members. …”
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Integration: Word and Concept in Discussions of Party Leaders of European Member States of Council for Mutual Economic Assistance by E. A. Dautova

“…The study is based on the materials of the Meetings of the Central Committee of the Communist and Worker’s Parties Secretaries and the heads of the member countries of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance government in the period from 1956 to 1969, the program documents of this organization. …”
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Big Business and Cadre Management in China by Kjeld Erik Brødsgaard, Kasper Ingeman Beck

“…In some cases, former business leaders became Party secretaries in important provinces or ministers in key ministries. …”
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Assessing Integrated Effectiveness of Rural Socio-Economic Development and Environmental Protection of Wenchuan County in Southwestern China: An Approach Using Game Theory and VIKO... by Jifei Zhang, Shuai Zhang

“…Villages with favorable IERSE are chiefly constrained by the education level of the village heads or Party secretaries, while villages with unfavorable IERSE are restricted by ecological conservation. …”
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Agricultural development policy diffusion associated with leading cadre’s experience and expansion of protected agriculture in China by Min Liu, Danshu Qi, Taiyang Zhong

“…Thus, this study examined the impact of mayors and municipal party secretaries connected to four protected agriculture demonstration regions—Shandong Province, Jiangsu Province, Hebei Province, and Liaoning Province—on the expansion of protected agriculture. …”
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