Appleton, Simon; Knight, John B.; Song, Lina; Xia, Qingjie - 2008
economy, its membership has risen markedly along with the economic benefits of joining? We use three national household … individual demand for Party membership as an investment in "political capital" that brings monetary rewards in terms of higher … membership. We develop an explanation in terms of a rationing of places and a scarcity value for members with those …