Clientelism with Chinese Characteristics: Local Patronage Networks in Post-Reform China

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Journal Article Clientelism with Chinese Characteristics: Local Patronage Networks in Post-Reform China Get access Wooyeal Paik, Wooyeal Paik Sungkyunkwan University WOOYEAL PAIK (corresponding author) is an assistant professor at the Academy of East Asian Studies at Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea. His research focuses on comparative authoritarianism, political economy, and state-society relations of China and other East Asian countries. His recent publications have appeared in The China Quarterly, International Political Science Review, Journal of Contemporary China, Modern China, The Pacific Review, The Pacific Focus, Korean Political Science Review, and multiple policy-oriented journals. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Richard Baum Richard Baum University of California RICHARD BAUM (1940–2012) was a Professor Emeritus of political science at University of California, Los Angeles, an authority on contemporary Chinese politics, and a high-level U.S. policy adviser. He also presided over Chinapol, an online discussion group that has become an essential forum for many experts, diplomats, and journalists. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Political Science Quarterly, Volume 129, Issue 4, Winter 2014, Pages 675–702, https://doi.org/10.1002/polq.12250 Published: 22 December 2014