China’s Surge of Corruption

Issue Date October 1995
Volume 6
Issue 4
Page Numbers 80-94
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About the Authors

Yufan Hao

Yufan Hao is assistant professor of political science at Colgate University. His current research deals with local bureaucracy and regional autonomy in China.

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Michael Johnston

Michael Johnston is professor of political science and chair of the political science department at Colgate University in Hamilton, New York. He has written extensively on political corruption.

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