Waples/Comparative Government and Politics 1e - Ch 11

Dual rule

A system in which two different groups with authority run a state.

Chinese Communist Party (CCP)

The political party that has ruled China from 1949 to the present.

Communism

An ideology that advocates state ownership of all property, with the government exercising complete control over the economy.

National Party Congress

A body within the Chinese Communist Party that acts as a legislature, passing policies put forth by the party elite.

Politburo

A powerful body of elite policymakers in a communist party, in particular within the Chinese Communist Party.

Politburo Standing Committee

A subgroup of the Politburo, consisting of the most powerful people in the Chinese Communist Party, who act as a cabinet in making policy.

General secretary

The head of the CCP and the most powerful individual in China.

State Council

The cabinet that leads the formal bureaucracy in China.

National People’s Congress

China’s unicameral legislature.

One-party state

A country where only one party is allowed to control the government.

Household responsibility system

An agricultural reform that allowed farmers more control over their own production.

Township and village enterprise (TVE)

Factories and other businesses mostly owned by local governments.

State-owned enterprise (SOE)

A factory or other business owned by the government.

Foreign direct investment (FDI)

Investment from abroad in economic activity in another country.

Special economic zone (SEZ)

A strategically located area in China with a large labor pool, well-developed infrastructure, and tax incentives to attract foreign companies.