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  • 2020
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Party-State Capitalism in China

By: Margaret Pearson, Meg Rithmire and Kellee Tsai
The “state capitalism” model, in which the state retains a dominant role as owner or investor-shareholder amidst the presence of markets and private firms, has received increasing attention, with China cited as the main exemplar. Yet as models evolve, so has China’s... View Details
Keywords: Capitalism; State Capitalism; Economic Systems; China
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Pearson, Margaret, Meg Rithmire, and Kellee Tsai. "Party-State Capitalism in China." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-065, November 2020.
  • 08 Dec 2020
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Party-State Capitalism in China

Keywords: by Margaret Pearson, Meg Rithmire, and Kellee Tsai
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Party-State Capitalism in China

By: Margaret Pearson, Meg Rithmire and Kellee Tsai
The “state capitalism” model, in which the state retains a dominant role as owner or investor-shareholder amidst the presence of markets and private firms, has received increasing attention, with China cited as the main exemplar. Yet as models evolve, so has China’s... View Details
Keywords: Economic Policy; Communism; Capitalism; State Capitalism; Economic Systems; Economics; Policy; China
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Pearson, Margaret, Meg Rithmire, and Kellee Tsai. "Party-State Capitalism in China." Current History 120, no. 827 (September 2021).
  • 2024
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The Private Economy Under Party-State Capitalism

By: Margaret M. Pearson, Meg Rithmire and Kellee S. Tsai
This chapter addresses the evolution of China’s approach to the private sector from the early reform era until the beginning of Xi Jinping’s third term. It argues that China has evolved from a familiar form of state capitalism, in which economic growth is the primary... View Details
Keywords: Government Administration; International Relations; Economic Growth; Economic Sectors; Economic Systems; China
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Pearson, Margaret M., Meg Rithmire, and Kellee S. Tsai. "The Private Economy Under Party-State Capitalism." Chap. 3 in Chinese Politics: The Xi Jinping Difference. 2nd edition edited by Stanley Rosen and Daniel C. Lynch, 67–82. Routledge, 2024.

    Party-State Capitalism in China

    How has China's economic model evolved, and what kind of capitalism does China practice? In this essay, three scholars of China's political economy describe the system as "party-state capitalism," in which China's economy is organized around the regime's political... View Details
    • 2000
    • Chapter

    The Nationalist Regime and the Chinese Party-State

    By: William C. Kirby
    Keywords: History; Government and Politics; China
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    Kirby, William C. "The Nationalist Regime and the Chinese Party-State." In Historical Perspectives on Contemporary East Asia, edited by Merle Goldman and Andrew Gordon, 211–237. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2000.
    • March 2021 (Revised December 2023)
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    Capitalism and the Party-State: The People's Republic of China at 70

    By: Meg Rithmire and Courtney Han
    In 2019, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) turned seventy-years-old and became the longest active authoritarian regime in recent history. By then, China was the world’s second largest economy by GDP (after the United States), and a high-technology industrial... View Details
    Keywords: Party-state; Economic Systems; Business and Government Relations; Economy; Society; International Relations; China
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    Rithmire, Meg, and Courtney Han. "Capitalism and the Party-State: The People's Republic of China at 70." Harvard Business School Case 721-040, March 2021. (Revised December 2023.)
    • 2022
    • Chapter

    How Does Party-State Capitalism in China Interact with Global Capitalism?

    By: Margaret Pearson, Meg Rithmire and Kellee Tsai
    Keywords: China; United States
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    Pearson, Margaret, Meg Rithmire, and Kellee Tsai. "How Does Party-State Capitalism in China Interact with Global Capitalism?" Chap. 27 in The China Questions 2: Critical Insights into U.S.–China Relations, edited by Maria Adele Carrai, Jennifer Rudolph, and Michael Szonyi, 250–257. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2022.
    • 2004
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    The Chinese Party-State under Democracy and Dictatorship on the Mainland and Taiwan

    By: William C. Kirby
    Keywords: Government and Politics; China; Taiwan
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    Kirby, William C. "The Chinese Party-State under Democracy and Dictatorship on the Mainland and Taiwan." In Realms of Freedom in Modern China. Vol. 15, edited by William C. Kirby, 113–138. Making of Modern Freedom. Stanford University Press, 2004.
    • December 8, 2022
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    The New China Shock: How Beijing’s Party-State Capitalism Is Changing the Global Economy

    By: Margaret M. Pearson, Meg Rithmire and Kellee S. Tsai
    In the wake of the global financial crisis of 2008, China began to move away from the market-based approach that had shaped its economic policies for three decades, and toward something that might be termed “party-state capitalism,” which involves a high degree of... View Details
    Keywords: International Relations; Globalized Economies and Regions; Economic Systems; Trade; China
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    Pearson, Margaret M., Meg Rithmire, and Kellee S. Tsai. "The New China Shock: How Beijing’s Party-State Capitalism Is Changing the Global Economy." ForeignAffairs.com (December 8, 2022).

      Going Out or Opting Out? Capital, Political Vulnerability, and the State in China's Outward Investments

      This article, in Comparative Politics (April 2022), explains patterns of China's outward investments in political terms. The Chinese party-state does not direct all Chinese companies in their outward investments, but rather pushes global investment through campaigns it... View Details
      • 2023
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      The State and Capitalism in China

      By: Meg Rithmire, Margaret M. Pearson and Kellee S. Tsai
      This element explains China's political economic evolution from state socialist economy to a reform era state capitalism model to a more politicized, risk management approach we call "party-state capitalism." We emphasize the internal and external sources of perceived... View Details
      Keywords: China's Political Economy; State Capitalism; State-business Relations; State Ownership; Economic Systems; Government and Politics; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Business and Government Relations; China
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      Rithmire, Meg, Margaret M. Pearson, and Kellee S. Tsai. The State and Capitalism in China. Cambridge Elements, Elements in Politics and Society in East Asia. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2023.
      • Fall 2022
      • Article

      China's Political Economy and International Backlash: From Interdependence to Security Dilemma Dynamics

      By: Margaret Pearson, Meg Rithmire and Kellee Tsai
      Contrary to expectations that economic interdependence might lessen security conflict between China and the U.S. and its allies, much of the contestation between China and several OECD countries has focused on firms and economic links. This paper explains the... View Details
      Keywords: Globalized Markets and Industries; Government and Politics; Information Technology; China
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      Pearson, Margaret, Meg Rithmire, and Kellee Tsai. "China's Political Economy and International Backlash: From Interdependence to Security Dilemma Dynamics." International Security 47, no. 2 (Fall 2022): 135–176.
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      2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

      learned from some of the most sensational global scandals of this millennium. Is it China’s Century? The Logic and Limits of Party-State Capitalism Professor Meg Rithmire 10:00–11:15 a.m. EDT + More Info – Less Info The emergence of the... View Details
      • 23 Jul 2024
      • In Practice

      The New Rules of Trade with China: Navigating Tariffs, Turmoil, and Opportunities

      businesses in particular, should consider two broad sets of uncertainties as they engage in China and globally. First, as most are already aware, the role of the party-state in China’s economy is no longer restricted to pro-development... View Details
      Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Manufacturing; Retail; Fashion; Industrial Products; Consumer Products; Steel; Transportation; Telecommunications
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