Retrospective Economic Accountability under Authoritarianism
Evidence from China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6340708 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gang Guo (0000-0002-1714-9034, University of Mississippi, corresponding author), Gang Guo Gang Guo (University of Mississippi, University) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 378-390 |
| Publication date | 2007-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Research Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1065-9129 • E-ISSN: 1938-274X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1065912907304501 |
| OpenAlex | W2031101128 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 51 |
| References cited | 17 |
The relationship between the turnover of government leaders and economic performance has rarely been studied in authoritarian regimes. In mainland China the reforms of the past quarter century have increased the economic accountability of local leaders. At the same time, there is some evidence that informal and idiosyncratic factors are more likely to operate at lower levels of government. An analysis of a comprehensive panel data set shows that Chinese county leaders are frequently replaced and that revenue growth increases the probability of promotion of county chief executives. Newly installed or minority nationality chief executives are less likely to be replaced
Accountability · Authoritarianism · China · Democracy · Development economics · Economics · Geography · Government (linguistics · Local government · Mainland China · Nationality · Panel data · Political science · Politics · Promotion (chess · Quarter (Canadian coin · Revenue · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies · Law · Local Government Finance and Decentralization · Public Administration · Accounting
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| Unique citing works | 51 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2026 (18) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 51 |