Governance of a Party-state

Ling Li teaches China Studies at the University of Vienna, specializing in Chinese law and politics. She holds a doctorate in law from Leiden University and has published extensively on corruption, anti-corruption, and the political-legal system of the People's Republic of China (PRC).

'This comprehensive and impressive work represents the culmination of two decades of research on China's courts, corruption, and the Chinese Communist Party's disciplinary apparatus. The author's unparalleled command of the sources yields a portrait of corruption in the courts that is Boschian in its detail, and her account of the disciplinary system is the most thorough to date.' Donald C. Clarke, George Washington University Law School

• Introduction; Part I. Corruption, Law and Politics: 1. Corruption in China's courts; 2. Normalization of political prerogative in courts; 3. 'Marriage' of Guanxi and corruption; 4. Survival of corruption under court reforms; Part II. Modus Operandi of the Party: 5. Evolution of the Party's disciplinary system; 6. Post-2012 anti-corruption playbook; 7. Power struggles at the Politburo; Part III. Conclusion: 8. Governance of a Party-state; Appendices; List of References; Index.