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The Eighth Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party: A Study of an Elite

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At its national congress, September 15 to 27, 1956, the Chinese Communist Party, among other items of business, elected a new group of leaders officially known as the Eighth Central Committee. For some time to come this group of men and women will have a highly influential role in the affairs of their party and of the Chinese nation. What they say and do may also affect the course of world events.What kind of people are they? What are their social and educational backgrounds? How long have they been in the Communist movement? By what roads have they been able to reach the summit of their party hierarchy? What kinds of influence can they exert in the various fields of national affairs? To what extent did their election to the central committee represent a “status mobility” within the party? Answers to these and similar questions should illuminate some broader questions: (1) whether the Chinese Communist Party is really led by the working class as the Communists themselves have claimed; (2) what are the typical features of the Chinese Communist leadership; (3) how the characteristics of that leadership have been conditioned by those of Chinese society; and (4) what are the strengths and weaknesses of the Communist leadership? This paper is addressed to these questions.

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  • Houn, Franklin W., 1957. "The Eighth Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party: A Study of an Elite," American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 51(2), pages 392-404, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:apsrev:v:51:y:1957:i:02:p:392-404_07
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