Cadres in Zhongxian County is a book published by China Social Sciences Press on April 20 10. The writer is Feng Junqi. The book mainly tells a strange phenomenon in China's third-and fourth-tier cities and villages: on the one hand, many young cadres have passed examinations and been promoted to township (county) government institutions; On the other hand, some local township (county) government agencies are in a semi-dormant state all the year round, and some townships have almost no projects to do and no major activities all the year round. Young cadres usually only need to do some "water sweeping" work in government agencies. These young cadres have almost become "office workers", commonly known as "sitting in the class." Why do these young cadres "take up their posts", what are they doing, what are their work arrangements, and where is the way out? If you have a chance to take a walk and listen to the government agencies in zhongmou county, you may find the answer-this is a network woven by various harsh bureaucratic systems, which not only weaves the social operation logic of "don't fight an official, officials don't fight weapons", but also has a strict folk reproduction system of "etiquette" and "learning".
Starting from a large number of cases and the specific system of Zhongxian, Zhongxian Cadre constructs the characteristics of the operation of the cadre system and its influence on cadres. The cadre system in Zhongxian county is highly politicized and non-institutionalized, the cadre selection system is opportunistic, the power of the "top leader" is too large, and the political learning system is strict. "Relationship" plays a huge role in the operation of the system. These characteristics affect the official career and personal destiny of cadres. On the one hand, they are subject to the possibility of opening up the explicit opportunity structure, on the other hand, they are subject to the existential influence of "relationship". In terms of personal fate, there are obvious differences between "number one" and non-"number one" cadres. The "number one" can take the opportunity to "abuse power for personal gain" or even "trade power and money", but it is difficult for the "number one" to share these benefits.