FACTIONS AND SPOILS: EXAMINING POLITICAL BEHAVIOR WITHIN THE LOCAL STATE IN CHINA

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Previous articleNext article No AccessFACTIONS AND SPOILS: EXAMINING POLITICAL BEHAVIOR WITHIN THE LOCAL STATE IN CHINABen HillmanBen Hillman Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by The China Journal Volume 64July 2010 Published on behalf of the Australian Centre on China in the World at the Australian National University Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/tcj.64.20749244 Views: 239Total views on this site Citations: 51Citations are reported from Crossref © The China JournalPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Ji Ruan, Peng Wang Elite Capture and Corruption: The Influence of Elite Collusion on Village Elections and Rural Land Development in China, The China Quarterly 13 (Sep 2022): 1–16.https://doi.org/10.1017/S0305741022001217ANNA L. 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