| Description |
xiii, 342 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : assessing China's political development / Cheng Li -- China's political trajectory : what are the Chinese saying? / Andrew J. Nathan -- Ideological change and incremental democracy in reform-era China / Yu Keping -- Institutionalization and the changing dynamics of Chinese leadership politics / Alice L. Miller -- Institutionalization of political succession in China : progress and implications / Jing Huang -- Will China's "lost generation" find a path to democracy? / Cheng Li -- Business interest groups in Chinese politics : the case of the oil companies / Erica S. Downs -- China's left tilt : pendulum swing or midcourse correction? / Barry Naughton -- Political implications of China's information revolution : the media, the minders, and their message / Richard Baum -- Legalization without democratization in China under Hu Jintao / Jacques deLisle -- Staying in power : what does the Chinese Communist Party have to do? / Joseph Fewsmith -- Fighting corruption: a difficult challenge for Chinese leaders / Minxin Pei -- The political implications of China's social future : Complacency, scorn, and the forlorn / Dorothy J. Solinger -- Straining against the yoke? civil-military relations in China after the Seventeenth Party Congress / James Mulvenon -- Learning from abroad to reinvent itself : external influences on internal CCP reforms / David Shambaugh -- Taiwan and China's democratic future : can the tail wag the dog? / Yun-han Chu. |
| Summary |
"Leading experts examine the prospects for democracy in the world's most populous nation and break down a number of issues in Chinese domestic politics, including changing leadership dynamics, the rise of business elites, increased demand for the rule of law, and shifting civil-military relations"--Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Democracy -- China.
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Democracy. |
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China. |
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China -- Politics and government -- 2002-
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
2002- |
| Subject |
China -- Economic conditions -- 2000-
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Economic conditions. |
| Chronological Term |
2000- |
| Added Author |
Li, Cheng, 1956-
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| ISBN |
9780815752097 paperback alkaline paper |
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0815752091 paperback alkaline paper |
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