Party Hegemony and Entrepreneurial Power in China

This book explores the adaptability of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) hegemonic rule to marketization and commercialization processes. The aim of the book is to complement existing literature on adaptive governance in China and on the reasons for the Chinese Communist regime’s relative stability while providing new information about the relationship between the Chinese party-state and private entrepreneurs. In addition, the book gives a detailed account of the political and economic history of the Chinese film and music industries and offers a fresh perspective on the origins of today’s Chinese cultural mainstream.