| ID | 073380 |
| Title Proper | Wrapped up in cotton wool |
| Other Title Information | political integration of private entrepreneurs in rural China |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Alpermann, Bjorn |
| Publication | 2006. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The growing prominence of private entrepreneurs in China's economy poses a possible challenge to the supremacy of the Chinese Communist Party and its grip on political power. This paper examines the Party-state's counter-strategy of integrating entrepreneurs into the existing political system, using the newly liberalized cotton sector as an example. It is argued that entrepreneurs' integration into officially sanctioned organizations indeed has the intended effect of aligning their political thinking more closely with official discourses. However, the orientation of the local state toward the private economy also has considerable impact on political attitudes of private entrepreneurs. Thus, the success of the Party-state's strategy appears to be highly contingent on local patterns of state-society interaction. |
| `In' analytical Note | China Journal No. 56; Jul 2006: p33-61 |
| Journal Source | China Journal No 56 |
| Key Words | China ; Economic Development ; Private Entrepreneurs |