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About the Authors
John Higley
John Higley holds the Jack S. Blanton Chair in Australian Studies and directs the Edward A. Clark Center for Australian Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. His books include Elites in Australia (1979), Elitism (1980), Elites, Crises and the Origins of Regimes (1998), and Elites after State Socialism (2000).
Tong-yi Huang
Tong-yi Huang is a doctoral candidate in government at the University of Texas at Austin.
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Tse-min Lin
Tse-min Lin is assistant professor of government at the University of Texas at Austin.