China's Authoritarian Path to Development: Is Democratization Possible?

ISBN-13: 9780367869250 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 264 str.

Liang Tang

Opis

This book examines the various stages of China's development, in the economic, social and political fields, relating theories and models of development to what is actually occurring in China, and discussing how China's development is likely to progress. It argues that the present phase, with increasing emphasis on social issues, is likely to l

Spis treści

Introduction: Preconditions and Patterns of Democratization: A Theoretical Framework for Political Changes in China

1. Chinese Model of Modernization under One-Party Rule

2. Evolution of China's Political Institutions

3. China's Developmental Strategy under Authoritarianism

4. Political Reform from the Above

5. Media Reform, Information Transparency and the Transmutation of Authoritarian System

6. Rise of the Middle Class and Development of Civil Society

7. Rights Protection in the Low-Tide Period of Democracy Movement

Conclusion: Authoritarian Developmentalism and China’s Democratic Future

O autorze

Liang Tang is a Professor at the School of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University, Japan.