{"product_id":"a-tight-grip-wen-hsuan-tsai-9780774872027","title":"A Tight Grip: State Power and Control in Modern China","description":"\u003cb\u003eInvestigates the distribution of power in China and its effect on society.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A non-democratic regime must solve two problems in order to survive: how to share power with the political elite and how to control society.\u003ci\u003e A Tight Grip\u003c\/i\u003e examines the strategies that China's current, and longest-serving, head of state has used to address these questions and bolster his leadership of the world's second-most populous country. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Wen-Hsuan Tsai explores the president's method of concentrating decision-making power in his own hands through political dominance and ideological control while still creating scope for local-level political advancement. As a result, he has expanded the reach of social control while reducing its cost to the regime. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Tight Grip\u003c\/i\u003e is an in-depth exploration of the president's innovative use of specific institutional and policy instruments to develop a restricted power-sharing model and maintain social order. This clear-eyed assessment reveals not only the pros and cons of particular regulations but also their implications for China's political development.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wen-Hsuan Tsai\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0774872020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780774872027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of British Columbia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Wen-Hsuan Tsai","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46927757345023,"sku":"9780774872027","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3be26e04-0cee-43db-a32a-1c66f4ba6bc0.jpg?v=1749372870","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-tight-grip-wen-hsuan-tsai-9780774872027","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}