292 Pages
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Routledge
292 Pages
by
Routledge
304 Pages
by
Routledge
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Since China began an era of market reform three decades ago, many Westerners believed that, political liberalization and, eventually, democracy would follow. However, contrary to Western expectations, China remains an authoritarian country and the communist party is still in power, even though the country has witnessed rapid economic growth and its people have become richer.
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1. Introduction Part 1: Development Patterns and the Evolution of Property Rights 2. Emergence of the Two Development Patterns 3. Changing Power Relations 4. Privatization of TVEs Part 2: Class Structure and Elite Relations 5. Polarized versus Equalized Class Structure 6. Elite Relations in Sunan 7. Elite Relations in Wenzhou Part 3: Political Consequences 8. Top-down versus Bottom-up Business Associations 9. Controlled versus Competitive Village Elections 10. Conclusion
Biography
Jianjun Zhang is Assistant Professor in the Guanghua School of Management, Peking University, China.
'Dr Zhang's book has a very clear thesis, and looks at a further dimension of this issue of partial democratisation and participation in major decision-making in China' - Kerry Brown, Asian Affairs, March 2009
