| ID | 168019 |
| Title Proper | Low-cost Corporatism? |
| Other Title Information | the Chinese Communist Youth League and its Sub-organisations in post-Mao China |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Doyon, Jérôme |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The Communist Youth League has developed a network of sub-organisations to expand its reach at minimum cost. It exemplifies the low-cost corporatism model. Following this model, mass organisations maintain a corporatist relationship with the Party while diversifying their activities through structures they supervise. These structures also provide them with additional material and human resources. In this configuration, the Communist Youth League maintains an equilibrium between dependence on the Party and attractiveness to young people. However, reforms put forward under Xi Jinping challenge this fragile equilibrium by strengthening Party control over the League and its sub-organisations. |
| `In' analytical Note | China Perspectives , No.2; 2019: p.39-46 |
| Journal Source | China Perspectives 2019-05 |
| Key Words | State-Society Relations ; Communist Youth League ; Mass Organisations ; Corporatism. |