China's Economic Development and Democratization examines China's transformation from an institutional perspective. It proposes an analytical framework comprising six macro institutional environments: international, ideological, political, economic, constitutional, and civil-social, to analyze the Chinese transition. Through an institutional analysis of the ruling elitea s policy institutionalization, it tries to answer three main questions: Will Chinaa s economic reforms lead to a meaningful political reform? Will economic freedom lead to political freedom? Will economic development lead to...