Guanxi trumps merit in China

For all the claims of promotion based on achievement (meritocracy), political scientists have found that who knows you (connections=guanxi) is more important than accomplishments in China.  Hence, the rise of the Princelings...

Is China coming to resemble Mexico during the heyday of the PRI? 

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/18/world/asia/family-ties-and-hobnobbing-are-keys-to-power-in-china.html