The Illusion of Meritocracy: Evidence from Provincial Official Promotion in Post-Mao China.

We study the promotion of provincial level officials between 1978 and 2022 and cannot find empirical support for the meritocratic argument. Work ties with top leaders, particularly with the leadership core, have provided provincial officials with advantage in promotion. Methodologically, we use offi...

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Publicado en:	Journal of Contemporary China Vol. 34; no. 156; pp. 949 - 971
Autores principales:	Zhou, Minhui, Su, Fubing, Tao, Ran
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Nov2025
Materias:	China Meritocracy Economic policy Economic development Patronage Political systems Empirical research Fixed effects model
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