Party-military Relations In The Prc And Taiwan: Paradoxes Of Control (Westview Special Studies on China and East Asia) - Softcover
While coups have been widespread in the developing world, none has ever succeeded in a communist nation. In this study, Dr Cheng examines how Leninist party-states have been able to maintain stable civil-military relations. Challenging conventional western scholarship, which holds that the party effectively controls the military through the "Political Commissar System" (PCS), the author contends that military participation in politics is the key stabilizing factor. To support his argument, the author presents detailed case studies of the PCS in the armies of China and Taiwan. His comparative analysis provides valuable insights into the causes of contentious civil-military relations in non-communist nations and raises questions about the key issues of professionalism, the military's political neutrality, civilian supremacy, and state control of the armed forces.
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- PublisherWestview Press
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 0813377382
- ISBN 13 9780813377384
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages178
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