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China's Political Economy and Political Science

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2013

Kellee S. Tsai
Kellee S. Tsai*
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Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
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China's contemporary political economy is among the most exciting and demanding frontiers of research in comparative politics. The country's sheer size and internal diversity offer a natural laboratory for examining topics at multiple levels and units of analysis, and in varied regional environments. China's salience in the international media and business community also presents scholars with the added opportunity (and even responsibility) for clarifying popular misconceptions through original empirical research. An abundance of research possibilities is accompanied by a ready audience of nonacademic consumers.

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Perspectives on Politics , Volume 11 , Issue 3 , September 2013 , pp. 860 - 871
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Copyright © American Political Science Association 2013 

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