Political capital in a transitional economy: a study of Chinese private entrepreneurs

Abstract

Tian Xiaoli. ; Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2003. ; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 134-147). ; Abstracts in English and Chinese. ; Contents ; Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction ; Chapter 1. --- Introduction ; Chapter 2. --- Social Background ; Social Structure Change After Mid-1990s ; Free Resources and Free Opportunities ; Chapter 3. --- Research Question ; Chapter Chapter 2 --- History of Chinese Private Entrepreneurs ; Chapter 1. --- First Period (1978-1992): Out of the System ; Chapter 2. --- Second Period (1992-1997): Intertwine with the System ; Chapter 2. --- Third Period (1997-now): New System in Form ; Chapter Chapter 3 --- Literature Review ; Chapter 1. --- Market Transition Debate ; Market Transition Thesis ; Political Economy ; Political Market ; Summary ; Chapter 2. --- New Class Theory ; Dominating Cultural Capital ; Dominating Political Capital ; Dominating Teleological Knowledge ; Reunification of Cultural Capital and Political Capital ; Chapter 3. --- Clientelism ; Dependent Clientelism ; Symbiotic Clientelism ; Organizational Clientelism ; Chapter 4. --- Summary ; Chapter Chapter 4 --- Principled Clientelism-Preliminary Evidence from In-depth Interviews ; Chapter 1. --- Local Government as Agent ; Incentives ; Resources and Services ; Who Are Chosen? ; Chapter 2. --- Private Entrepreneurs as Client ; Personal Background ; Strategy ; General Attitude ; Agent-client Relationship ; Chapter 3. --- Principled Clientelism ; Chapter 4. --- From Symbiotic Clientelism to Principled Clientelism ; Transformation in Clientelism Spectrum ; Transformation in Clientelism Exchange ; Transformation in Clientelism Network ; Comparison of Different Clientelism ; Chapter 5. --- Principled Clientelism Hypothesis ; Chapter Chapter 5 --- "Data, Measurement and Methods" ; Chapter 1. --- Method ; Chapter 2. --- Data ; Chapter 3. --- Measurement ; Chapter 4. --- Statistical Model ; Chapter Chapter 6 --- Empirical Analysis ; Chapter 1. --- The Changing Profiles of Private Entrepreneurs ...