The Single-Party Political Inequality: How Economic Inequality Influences Party Membership in 21st Century Autocracies

• In Event: Political Drivers of Inequality

Brief Overview

In single-party regimes, inequality affects political outcomes. Using China as a case study, a new balance between legitimacy and co-optation emerges. Although wealthier groups are co-opted more frequently, they are not the most numerous applicants.

Authors

• Xiaojun Yan, The University of Hong Kong

• Fabio Angiolillo, The University of Hong Kong