is Party the State Starr Chap 3 The

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Louis XIV of France: 'L'etat c'est moi' ('I am the state') express the spirit of a rule in which the king held all political authority. 2

Four comparisons with USA 1. 2. 3. 4. Branches of Federal Government Federal (Central) – State (Provincial) relationships Role of Parties Role of Military 3

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Federal (Central) – State (Provincial) relationships – Gridlock in the making Central Government: Different Ministries – Power of Appointment Province Hubei Provincial Governments – Power of the Purse – paying through local taxes Sichuan Jiangshi Beijing Basically: • Who is your boss – he/she is in Beijing • Who is your paymaster – he/she is in the local province • So who do you perform for/answer to? -- It’s complicated And so on Justice Environment Health and so on 5

Political Parties 6

Role of PLA 7

Who is the Party 8

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Three lingering issues 1. Irrationality of past policies 2. Corruption – especially local 3. Failure of vision 10

Xi Strikes back – build trust or cult? 1. Double your income 2. Anti-Corruption Campaign 3. The China Dream 11

Control of State Hire & Fire Two hats 12

Organization of the Party & State • Hierarchical & Parallel Nobody knows how the members of the Central Committee are elected. The process remains opaque to say the least. The power structure of the CCP is shown in the chart at right. 13

Party CCP Looks diversified, but looks are deceiving 14

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So many diagrams but so little clarity Metaphor: ”Obie came In with the twenty-seven 8 times 10 colored glossy pictures with the circles and Arrows and a paragraph on the back of each one…” A. Guthrie – Alice’s Restuarant 17

Summary 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Not a well oiled machine Party is basically the State (Parallel & hire/fire) Hierarchy – offices top down – possible exception villages Gridlock – Provinces control the money to pay local Centrally appointed officials – communication is awkward Complex spatial, regional, and departmental relationships – constant negotiation Gnawing question of CCP legitimacy with Public PLA as wild card Xi Jinping is putting his stamp on China 18

Top down – bottom up China Style https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=BHL-0 N 07 rxo 19