The Private Sector in Public Office
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The Private Sector in Public Office

Selective Property Rights in China

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  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Private Sector in Public Office

Selective Property Rights in China

About this book

This book addresses the long-standing puzzle of how China's private sector manages to grow without secure property rights, and proposes a new theory of selective property rights to explain this phenomenon. Drawing on rich empirical evidence including in-depth interviews, a unique national survey of private entrepreneurs, two original national audit experiments and secondary sources, Professor Yue Hou shows that private entrepreneurs in China actively seek opportunities within formal institutions to advance their business interests. By securing seats in the local legislatures, entrepreneurs use their political capital to deter local officials from demanding bribes, ad hoc taxes, and other types of informal payments. In doing so they create a system of selective, individualized, and predictable property rights. This system of selective property rights is key to understanding the private sector growth in the absence of the rule of law.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Series information
  4. Title page
  5. Copyright information
  6. Dedication
  7. Contents
  8. Figures, Tables, and Boxes
  9. Preface
  10. Acknowledgments
  11. Abbreviations
  12. 1 Introduction
  13. 2 Selective Property Rights
  14. 3 Private Entrepreneurs in Legislative Office
  15. 4 Motivations to Run
  16. 5 Protection from Predation
  17. 6 Legislator Status and Political Capital
  18. 7 Conclusion
  19. Bibliography
  20. Bibliography (with Chinese-Language References)
  21. Index