The Politics of Corruption in Contemporary China - by Ting Gong (Hardcover)

About the Book

This is the first original book-length study of corruption in the People's Republic of China. The work relates the corruption issue to ongoing political processes and policies of the Chinese Communist Party by examining the broader context of social transformation, consolidation, and modernization in post-1949 China. The study has a twofold goal: (1) to present fresh source material on corruption in China, much of it previously unavailable in the West; and (2) to provide an analysis of China's corruption using a novel approach--the policy outcomes perspective. More specifically, it examines three levels of policies adopted by the Chinese Communist Party (general policies, organizational policies, and anti-corruption policies) to see how certain policy patterns have affected the identification of corruption, corruption forms, and anti-corruption measures.

Book Synopsis

This is the first original book-length study of corruption in the People's Republic of China. The work relates the corruption issue to ongoing political processes and policies of the Chinese Communist Party by examining the broader context of social transformation, consolidation, and modernization in post-1949 China. The study has a twofold goal: (1) to present fresh source material on corruption in China, much of it previously unavailable in the West; and (2) to provide an analysis of China's corruption using a novel approach--the policy outcomes perspective. More specifically, it examines three levels of policies adopted by the Chinese Communist Party (general policies, organizational policies, and anti-corruption policies) to see how certain policy patterns have affected the identification of corruption, corruption forms, and anti-corruption measures.

Review Quotes

?. . .very timely because bureaucratic corruption in China has reached such horrendous proportions that it has led Prime Minister Li Peng to declare, in his address to the National People's Congress in March 1994, that the eradication of corruption was "a matter of life and death" for the Chinese nation. Gong's model, which discrads the legacy of Chinese tradition as being irrelevant, is assailable and debatable; however, the book's value is in the wealth of details it provides regarding the changing nature of, and CCP views on, corruption, and the rationale behind the various campaigns of the Party to stamp it out. The book will be found useful by graduate students and faculty.?-Choice

?This is the most comprehensive account we have of the history, nature, and meaning of corruption in China...timely and adds a needed perspective on corruption...with 26 tables and 4 figures, Gong's book deserves to be hailed as an important event in the academic study of corruption...No one with any interest in corruption can can afford to ignore The Politics of Corruption in Contemporary China: An Analysis of Policy Outcomes. Anyone who is interested in the topics of corruption, democracy, or justice in China would profit from a close reading of this book. It will advance discussion among specialists in the area and will contribute to the current efforts to understand the tenacious forces of corruption and reform China.?-International Criminal Justice Review

." . .very timely because bureaucratic corruption in China has reached such horrendous proportions that it has led Prime Minister Li Peng to declare, in his address to the National People's Congress in March 1994, that the eradication of corruption was "a matter of life and death" for the Chinese nation. Gong's model, which discrads the legacy of Chinese tradition as being irrelevant, is assailable and debatable; however, the book's value is in the wealth of details it provides regarding the changing nature of, and CCP views on, corruption, and the rationale behind the various campaigns of the Party to stamp it out. The book will be found useful by graduate students and faculty."-Choice

"This is the most comprehensive account we have of the history, nature, and meaning of corruption in China...timely and adds a needed perspective on corruption...with 26 tables and 4 figures, Gong's book deserves to be hailed as an important event in the academic study of corruption...No one with any interest in corruption can can afford to ignore The Politics of Corruption in Contemporary China: An Analysis of Policy Outcomes. Anyone who is interested in the topics of corruption, democracy, or justice in China would profit from a close reading of this book. It will advance discussion among specialists in the area and will contribute to the current efforts to understand the tenacious forces of corruption and reform China."-International Criminal Justice Review

About the Author

TING GONG is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Ramapo College of New Jersey. She holds advanced degrees from Fudan University in China and Syracuse University.