Institutional genes : origins of China's institutions and totalitarianism / Chenggang Xu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Xu, Chenggang, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Totalitarianism--China.

Totalitarianism.

Communism--China.

Communism.

Administrative agencies--China.

Administrative agencies.

China--Politics and government--1949-.

China.

China--Economic policy--1949-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxv, 773 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2025.

Summary:

This book explores the origins and evolution of China's institutions and communist totalitarianism in general. Contemporary China's fundamental institution is communist totalitarianism. Introducing the concept of "institutional genes" (IGs), the book examines how the IGs institutional genes of Soviet Russia merged with those of the Chinese imperial system, creating a durable totalitarian regime with Chinese characteristics - Regionally Administered Totalitarianism. Institutional Genes are fundamental institutional elements that self-replicate and guide institutional changes and are empirically identifiable. By analyzing the origins and evolution of IGs institutional genes in communist totalitarianism from Europe and Russia, as well as those from the Chinese Empire, the Chinese Communist Revolution, the Great Leap Forward, the Cultural Revolution, and post-Mao reforms, the book elucidates the rise and progression of communist totalitarianism in China. The ascent of communist China echoes Mises' warning that efforts to halt totalitarianism have failed. Reversing this trend necessitates a thorough understanding of totalitarianism.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 10 Jun 2025).

ISBN:

1-108-89862-9

1-108-89882-3

1-108-89470-4