RT Article T1 Institutionalized corruption: power overconcentration of the First-in-Command in China JF Crime, law and social change VO 49 IS 1 SP 45 OP 59 A1 Jianming, Ren A1 Zhizhou, Du A2 Zhizhou, Du LA English YR 2008 UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/188211129X AB Among various kinds of corruption in China, corruption of the First-in-Command (FIC) is most pernicious, threatening the legitimacy of the Chinese Communist Party and the stability of the state. This paper examines several specific institutional arrangements under China’s current political structure, including the people’s congress, the ruling party system, and the collective leadership team system, to see how they have contributed to power overconcentration in the hands of FICs. This is done in a two-round process: first through the collective leadership team and then by the gestating decision-making rule. The paper also assesses four institutional innovations designed to prevent FIC corruption. NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 59 K1 Official Position K1 Party Committee K1 Party Constitution K1 Party Organization K1 Party Secretary DO 10.1007/s10611-007-9090-4