1st Edition

China's Authoritarian Path to Development Is Democratization Possible?

276 Pages

by Routledge

276 Pages 45 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

276 Pages 45 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

Also available as eBook on:

Taylor & Francis eBooks
(Institutional Purchase)Opens in new tab or window

Description

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 going forward. It argues that China’s modernization hitherto can be characterized as "authoritarian development" – a fusion of mixed economic... Read more

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