China's Communist Party: Atrophy and Adaptation

by David Shambaugh

Book Overview

Few issues affect the future of China--and hence all the nations that interact with China--more than the nature of its ruling party and government. In this timely study, David Shambaugh assesses the strengths and weaknesses, durability, adaptability, and potential longevity of China's Communist Party (CCP). He argues that although the CCP has been in a protracted state of atrophy, it has undertaken a number of adaptive measures aimed at reinventing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520260074
• ISBN13: 9780520260078
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.8"