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China in the era of ‘Top-level design’: hard steering by the central commission for comprehensively deepening reform (CCCDR) in National policymaking

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  • X. C. Chen
  • Gunter Schubert

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This article reviews the history and working mode of the Central Commission for Comprehensively Deepening Reform (CCCDR) to shed light on the underpinnings of ‘top-level design’ in China’s policy process. We demonstrate the paradoxical nature of the CCCDR’s ‘hard steering’: on the one hand, agenda-setting and the creation of major reform policies has been centralized and highly formalized; on the other hand, local circumstances are not adequately taken into account, resulting in low resource-efficiency in policy implementation. This article makes an important contribution to our understanding of the Chinese policy process under conditions of ‘top-level design’. By showing how political steering is conducted at the central level and by drawing on a case study, we also critically assess the CCP’s governing capacity in the Xi Jinping era.

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  • X. C. Chen & Gunter Schubert, 2024. "China in the era of ‘Top-level design’: hard steering by the central commission for comprehensively deepening reform (CCCDR) in National policymaking," Journal of Chinese Governance, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 9(4), pages 537-557, October.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:rgovxx:v:9:y:2024:i:4:p:537-557
    DOI: 10.1080/23812346.2024.2372741
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