Birth influences future: examining discrimination against Chinese deputy mayors with grassroots administration origins

Abstract There is no systematic empirical study to address the unfair political treatment of Chinese officials with grassroots beginnings. This research addresses this gap by conducting theoretical and empirical studies. Drawing on a new biographical database of Chinese deputy mayors of municipal ci...

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Main Authors: Ying Wang, Lei Hua
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer Nature 2020-08-01
Series:Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-020-00572-1