Power by Design: Constitution-Making in Nationalist China 9780824863982

First established as a cabinet system in Guangzhou in 1925, the Nationalist Government of China was replaced three years

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Table of contents :
Contents
Note on Romanization
Abbreviations
Acknowledgments
CHAPTER 1. Introduction: Institutional Design in Authoritarian Settings
CHAPTER 2. The Rise of Constitutionalism
CHAPTER 3. Power Resources and Authority Relationships
CHAPTER 4. Relative Power Positions of the Major Players
CHAPTER 5. Institutional Preferences of the Major Players
CHAPTER 6. The Succession Struggle: From Cabinet to Presidential Government, 1925–1928
CHAPTER 7. The Grand Anti-Chiang Coalition: From Presidential to Cabinet Government, 1928–1931
CHAPTER 8. The Destruction of Chiang’s Major Rivals: From Cabinet Back to Presidentia Government, 1931–1937
CHAPTER 9. Conclusion: A Comparative Perspective
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index

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