Sons of Revolution: Nepotism as a Source of Authoritarian Resilience in the Communist China, Vietnam and Laos

• In Event: Maintaining Authoritarian Power: Repression, Resilience, and Reshuffles

Brief Overview

elite nepotism became a means of institutional reproduction in communist regimes that buttressed refine resilience and longevity in communist China, Vietnam and Laos. Evidence from the former communist dictatorships corroborate the findings.

Author

• Nikolai Mukhin, American University of Sharjah