Does China Fit the Model
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6288920 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrew Wedeman (0000-0002-3360-9061, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 86-95 |
| Publication date | 2018-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of democracy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1045-5736 • E-ISSN: 1086-3214 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/jod.2018.0007 |
| OpenAlex | W2782653796 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 1 |
In recent years, China has undertaken a massive crackdown on corruption that has led to charges against a number of high-ranking officials. But should China be considered a kleptocracy? This paper argues that for a country to merit this label, several key features beyond just endemic corruption must be present. A kleptocracy is a regime organized for the purposes of plunder, in which the state leadership acts as a vertically integrated, organized-crime syndicate with a degree of monopolistic control over the state and economy. Recent analysis has highlighted other important characteristics of kleptocracies, including the export of ill-gotten gains to foreign safe havens and their deployment for political purposes abroad. Considered against these criteria, China diverges markedly from the kleptocratic model and instead illustrates a distinct, more diffuse form of widespread corruption
Business · China · Economic system · Economics · Language change · Market economy · Monopolistic competition · Monopoly · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Ranking (information retrieval · Software deployment · State (computer science · Syndicate · Computer Science · Corruption and Economic Development · Engineering · Law
| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |