Decision Making and Ability: An Explanation of Elitism in China's Government

摘要

This article tries to explain elitism in China's governmental decision making.Our model shows that the governments' expected utility increases with a bureaucrat's ability to make decisions under the flexible framework of delegation and communication (with separated reporting strategy).In the early of 1950s,China's government choose a flexible decision making framework in order to efficiently manage many affairs in a complex environment.This initial choice started the process of a self-reinforcing demand for ability inside of the flexible decision making framework.With the current reforms of streamlining administrations and retreating from the market,the elitism of China's government might reverse.