| ID | 163420 |
| Title Proper | Specialization without Autonomy |
| Other Title Information | aniInformational approach to the development of permanent committees in China’s national people’s congress |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Chao, Chien-min ; Chang, Chun-chih |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article attempts to discover whether the National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s law-making body, is becoming more specialized and thereby losing its rubber-stamp image. The exploration of the composition of the NPC’s permanent committees demonstrates that specialization is indeed a discernible trend. More and more social elites have been co-opted onto them. The empirical results further attest to the usefulness of the information efficiency theory. Unfortunately, specialization has yet to give the Chinese legislature more autonomy. Only 30% of committee members are privileged to serve more than one five-year term. The influence of the Party-state core and the lack of membership stability have put additional restraints on the NPC’s autonomy. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Contemporary China Vol. 28, 115, Jan-Feb-2019; p64-80 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Contemporary China Vol: 28 No 115 |
| Key Words | Autonomy ; National People's Congress ; Specialization ; Chinese Legitimizing |