Institutionalization of Power Succession in Single-Party Authoritarian Regimes: Experience of the USSR and the PRC

• In Event: Oligarchic Networks in China

Brief Overview

In contrast with the USSR, uninstitutionalized groups inside the elites help China to avoid succession crises. Ascending leaders are able to successfully pursue their policies after establishing their powerbases, relying on their client networks.

Authors

• Jiangnan Zhu, The University of Hong Kong

• Nikolai Mukhin, The University of Hong Kong