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We Are the (National) Champions: Understanding the Mechanisms of State Capitalism in China

Explains the mechanisms of Chinese state capitalism through vertically integrated business groups, personnel control, finance, policy coordination, and state-linked governance networks.

Use It For

Use this as the main state-capitalism reading alongside formal SOE legislation.

Teaching Notes

It helps students see how control can run through organization, appointments, finance, and policy channels, not only share ownership.