Shu Keng
Biographic Data
| ID | 4158289 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shu Keng |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shu |
| FAMILY NAME | Keng |
| SIGNATURE | KENG S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Zhejiang University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 31 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
The Band or the Baton
Why Did China’s Zero-Covid Policy Persist? Decision Urgency, Regime Type, and Political Opportunity Structures
Despite soaring social costs, opposed professional opinions, and divergent foreign experiences, China still persisted with its Zero-COVID policy. Preexisting theories of policy change are unable to explain the continuation of China’s COVID policy. Corresponding to the three stages of policy making, implementation and adjustment, the authors propose a framework of three decision-making constraints: (1) decision urgency, (2) regime type, and (3) po…
China’s Bureaucratic Slack
In recent years, Party leaders have expressed concern about “bureaucratic slack,” or shirking, by local government officials. This article investigates the reasons for the emergence of bureaucratic slack in China’s political system. It verifies two popular hypotheses, namely, reduced material inducements and increased risk. Using a unique national survey of 1,789 local cadres, we confirm both hypotheses. Our survey also reveals differences across…
Pinpointing the Chinese Nomenklatura
In China, too many leadership positions are assigned to the same broad administrative levels, creating difficulty in distinguishing their specific political rankings. Pinpointing their exact political significance, this study proposes an index using the common joint appointments of party and government positions in the Chinese Nomenklatura. After coming up with the index, to demonstrate applicability, this article uses it first to assess China’s …
Sprinting with Small Steps
In the past two decades, a new pattern of cadre promotion has quietly emerged and reshaped Chinese politics. It has been observed that officials who have held a series of key positions briefly are more likely to rise higher in their careers than other officials, a pattern that is sometimes referred to as “sprinting with small steps.” This article examines this pattern using prefecture-level leadership data to test first an institution-based expla…
The Chinese developmental state in transition
Current debates over China’s industrial policy are the responses to the growing concerns over China’s economic slowdown since late-2000s. After earlier efforts pursuing industrial upgrading, the country now starts to reassess its state-led development strategy. Going forward, the question arises: Why is it necessary to shift from state-led approach to market-enhancing strategy? Grounded on the similarities between the Chinese case and its East As…
Agents of Taiwan-China Unification? The Political Roles of Taiwanese Business People in the Process of Cross-Strait Integration
The political roles of Taiwanese business people (taishang) in cross-strait relations have been increasingly noteworthy under Hu Jintao's policy of "counting on the Taiwanese people." But contrary to widely accepted allegations, this paper argues that attempts by China to use Taiwanese business people as a means to gain political leverage over Taiwan will probably not pan out as a successful strategy
Agents of Taiwan-China Unification? The Political Roles of Taiwanese Business People in the Process of Cross-Strait Integration
The political roles of Taiwanese business people (taishang) in cross-strait relations have been increasingly noteworthy under Hu Jintao's policy of "counting on the Taiwanese people." But contrary to widely accepted allegations, this paper argues that attempts by China to use Taiwanese business people as a means to gain political leverage over Taiwan will probably not pan out as a successful strategy
Sprinting with Small Steps
In the past two decades, a new pattern of cadre promotion has quietly emerged and reshaped Chinese politics. It has been observed that officials who have held a series of key positions briefly are more likely to rise higher in their careers than other officials, a pattern that is sometimes referred to as “sprinting with small steps.” This article examines this pattern using prefecture-level leadership data to test first an institution-based expla…
Why Did China’s Zero-Covid Policy Persist? Decision Urgency, Regime Type, and Political Opportunity Structures
Despite soaring social costs, opposed professional opinions, and divergent foreign experiences, China still persisted with its Zero-COVID policy. Preexisting theories of policy change are unable to explain the continuation of China’s COVID policy. Corresponding to the three stages of policy making, implementation and adjustment, the authors propose a framework of three decision-making constraints: (1) decision urgency, (2) regime type, and (3) po…
China’s Bureaucratic Slack
In recent years, Party leaders have expressed concern about “bureaucratic slack,” or shirking, by local government officials. This article investigates the reasons for the emergence of bureaucratic slack in China’s political system. It verifies two popular hypotheses, namely, reduced material inducements and increased risk. Using a unique national survey of 1,789 local cadres, we confirm both hypotheses. Our survey also reveals differences across…
Pinpointing the Chinese Nomenklatura
In China, too many leadership positions are assigned to the same broad administrative levels, creating difficulty in distinguishing their specific political rankings. Pinpointing their exact political significance, this study proposes an index using the common joint appointments of party and government positions in the Chinese Nomenklatura. After coming up with the index, to demonstrate applicability, this article uses it first to assess China’s …
Agents of Taiwan-China Unification? The Political Roles of Taiwanese Business People in the Process of Cross-Strait Integration
The political roles of Taiwanese business people (taishang) in cross-strait relations have been increasingly noteworthy under Hu Jintao's policy of "counting on the Taiwanese people." But contrary to widely accepted allegations, this paper argues that attempts by China to use Taiwanese business people as a means to gain political leverage over Taiwan will probably not pan out as a successful strategy
The Chinese developmental state in transition
Current debates over China’s industrial policy are the responses to the growing concerns over China’s economic slowdown since late-2000s. After earlier efforts pursuing industrial upgrading, the country now starts to reassess its state-led development strategy. Going forward, the question arises: Why is it necessary to shift from state-led approach to market-enhancing strategy? Grounded on the similarities between the Chinese case and its East As…
Sprinting with Small Steps
In the past two decades, a new pattern of cadre promotion has quietly emerged and reshaped Chinese politics. It has been observed that officials who have held a series of key positions briefly are more likely to rise higher in their careers than other officials, a pattern that is sometimes referred to as “sprinting with small steps.” This article examines this pattern using prefecture-level leadership data to test first an institution-based expla…
China’s Bureaucratic Slack
In recent years, Party leaders have expressed concern about “bureaucratic slack,” or shirking, by local government officials. This article investigates the reasons for the emergence of bureaucratic slack in China’s political system. It verifies two popular hypotheses, namely, reduced material inducements and increased risk. Using a unique national survey of 1,789 local cadres, we confirm both hypotheses. Our survey also reveals differences across…
Pinpointing the Chinese Nomenklatura
In China, too many leadership positions are assigned to the same broad administrative levels, creating difficulty in distinguishing their specific political rankings. Pinpointing their exact political significance, this study proposes an index using the common joint appointments of party and government positions in the Chinese Nomenklatura. After coming up with the index, to demonstrate applicability, this article uses it first to assess China’s …
Why Did China’s Zero-Covid Policy Persist? Decision Urgency, Regime Type, and Political Opportunity Structures
Despite soaring social costs, opposed professional opinions, and divergent foreign experiences, China still persisted with its Zero-COVID policy. Preexisting theories of policy change are unable to explain the continuation of China’s COVID policy. Corresponding to the three stages of policy making, implementation and adjustment, the authors propose a framework of three decision-making constraints: (1) decision urgency, (2) regime type, and (3) po…
The Band or the Baton
China (6 works) · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Politics (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Political economy (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Chinese history and philosophy (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works)