Bruce Dickson received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 1994. He has been a Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at the George Washington University since 1993, where he also served as director of the Sigur Center for Asian Studies and the Asian Studies Program from 1998–2001 and the director of graduate studies in the political science department from 2004–6. He is the author of Red Capitalists in China: The Party, Private Entrepreneurs, and Prospects for Political Change (2003) and Democratization in China and Taiwan: The Adaptability of Leninist Parties (1997), as well as numerous articles.

• 1. Introduction; 2. The party's promotion of the private sector; 3. Co-opting the capitalists; 4. Bridges and branches: the CCP's institutional links to the private sector; 5. Views on the economic, political, and social environments; 6. Private entrepreneurs in public service: political participation in China's formal political institutions; 7. The ripple effects of privatization; 8. Conclusion.

'… an important book that puts China on the map of general social science theories.' Journal of Asian Studies

Bruce Dickson received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 1994. He has been a Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at the George Washington University since 1993, where he also served as director of the Sigur Center for Asian Studies and the Asian Studies Program from 1998–2001 and the director of graduate studies in the political science department from 2004–6. He is the author of Red Capitalists in China: The Party, Private Entrepreneurs, and Prospects for Political Change (2003) and Democratization in China and Taiwan: The Adaptability of Leninist Parties (1997), as well as numerous articles.

• 1. Introduction; 2. The party's promotion of the private sector; 3. Co-opting the capitalists; 4. Bridges and branches: the CCP's institutional links to the private sector; 5. Views on the economic, political, and social environments; 6. Private entrepreneurs in public service: political participation in China's formal political institutions; 7. The ripple effects of privatization; 8. Conclusion.

'… an important book that puts China on the map of general social science theories.' Journal of Asian Studies

Bruce Dickson received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 1994. He has been a Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at the George Washington University since 1993, where he also served as director of the Sigur Center for Asian Studies and the Asian Studies Program from 1998–2001 and the director of graduate studies in the political science department from 2004–6. He is the author of Red Capitalists in China: The Party, Private Entrepreneurs, and Prospects for Political Change (2003) and Democratization in China and Taiwan: The Adaptability of Leninist Parties (1997), as well as numerous articles.

• 1. Introduction; 2. The party's promotion of the private sector; 3. Co-opting the capitalists; 4. Bridges and branches: the CCP's institutional links to the private sector; 5. Views on the economic, political, and social environments; 6. Private entrepreneurs in public service: political participation in China's formal political institutions; 7. The ripple effects of privatization; 8. Conclusion.

'… an important book that puts China on the map of general social science theories.' Journal of Asian Studies