MODELING CHINA ECONOMIC-REFORMS THROUGH AN ORGANIZATIONAL APPROACH - THE CASE OF THE M-FORM HYPOTHESIS

These are hard times for China watchers. Some of the most widely accep ted beliefs about the country's political system are being put to the test. For instance, sinologists have long told us that the key to Chin a's future was whether or not Deng Xiaoping would manage to outlive hi s conservative rival, Chen Yun. In April [1995], Chen died at age 89. So Deng wins. But with the 90-year-old Deng himself on his deathbed, o utlasting Chen doesn't seem to matter that much anymore. (Einhorn, 199 5, p. 19)