1st Edition

China's Long March to Freedom Grassroots Modernization

Edited By Kate Zhou Copyright 2009
391 Pages
by Routledge

392 Pages
by Routledge

391 Pages
by Routledge

China is more than a socialist market economy led by ever more reform-minded leaders. It is a country whose people seek liberty on a daily basis. Th eir success has been phenomenal, despite the fact that China continues to be governed by a single party. Clear distinctions between the people and the government are emerging, underlining the fact that true liberalization cannot be imposed from... Read more
Foreword, Acknowledgements, Introduction, 1. The Right to Be Let Alone: The Grassroots Decollectivization Movement and Baochan Daohu, 2. Struggling to Move Freely, 3. The Chinese Entrepreneur: Challenging the Status Quo, 4. Capitalism with Chinese Characteristics and the Basis of Civil Society, 5. Information Wants to Be Free, 6. Sexual Revolution in China, 7. Global Trade, Foreign Influence, and the Effects of Globalization, Conclusion, Bibliography, Index

Biography

Kate Zhou