Board #38 - Bypassing the Hierarchy: Administrative Rank and Parochial Advocacy in China's National People's Congress

• In Event: 75-309 - Poster Session: How Do Authoritarian Governments Use Political Institutions to Retain Power?

Brief Overview

Bureau-level officials in China's NPC are the most parochial, contradicting provincial-level findings. This inverted-U pattern reflects a problem-solving logic: officials use the NPC to bypass hierarchies when regular channels fall short.

Author

• Chengqi Zhao, Shanghai Jiao Tong University