The central notion of the fragmented authoritarianism model is that
a. while power remains concentrated in the top leadership of the Communist Party of China, there are now other sources of influence as well.
b. decentralization accompanying economic development has given provincial and regional leaders influence in the policy-making process.
c. policy-making differs from policy area to policy area.
d. policy-making is done through bargaining within the collective leadership of the Communist Party of China.
e. the policy-making process has become less institutionalized.
Question 2
Leading small groups are
a. issue-specific bodies that coordinate policy development and implementation.
b. groups of nonparty experts brought in to develop policy alternatives.
c. permanent inter-agency task forces responsible for coordinating policy in areas of national importance.
d. party branches within various government, economic, and social institutions.
e. semiregular meetings between national party leaders and high level government bureaucrats.