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THREE. Rent Protection and Dissipation: The Dark Side of Gradualism

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Abbreviations ix
  4. Introduction 1
  5. ONE. Why Transitions Get Trapped: A Theoretical Framework 17
  6. TWO. Democratizing China? 45
  7. THREE. Rent Protection and Dissipation: The Dark Side of Gradualism 96
  8. FOUR. Transforming the State: From Developmental to Predatory 132
  9. FIVE. China's Mounting Governance Deficits 167
  10. Conclusion 206
  11. Appendix. Notes. Acknowledgments. Index
  12. Appendix: Reported Cases of Local Mafia States 219
  13. Notes 223
  14. Acknowledgments 279
  15. Index 281
China’s Trapped Transition
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https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674041981-004

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Abbreviations ix
  4. Introduction 1
  5. ONE. Why Transitions Get Trapped: A Theoretical Framework 17
  6. TWO. Democratizing China? 45
  7. THREE. Rent Protection and Dissipation: The Dark Side of Gradualism 96
  8. FOUR. Transforming the State: From Developmental to Predatory 132
  9. FIVE. China's Mounting Governance Deficits 167
  10. Conclusion 206
  11. Appendix. Notes. Acknowledgments. Index
  12. Appendix: Reported Cases of Local Mafia States 219
  13. Notes 223
  14. Acknowledgments 279
  15. Index 281
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