Capitalism Without Democracy The Private Sector in Contemporary China

Name: Capitalism Without Democracy The Private Sector in Contemporary China
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ISBN: 9780801473265

ISBN-10: 0801473268

ISBN-13: 9780801473265

Edition: 2011

Authors: Kellee S. Tsai

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Over the past three decades, China has undergone a historic transformation. Once illegal, its private business sector now comprises 30 million businesses employing more than 200 million people and accounting for half of China's Gross Domestic Product. Yet despite the optimistic predictions of political observers and global business leaders, the triumph of capitalism has not led to substantial democratic reforms. In Capitalism without Democracy, Kellee S. Tsai focuses on the activities and aspirations of the private entrepreneurs who are driving China's economic growth. The famous images from 1989 of China's new capitalists supporting the students in Tiananmen Square are, Tsai finds,…

Book details

List price: $31.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Publication date: 9/15/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 6.12" wide x 9.25" long x 0.69" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



Preface


List of Abbreviations


Note on Conversion of Key Measures and Romanization


Map of China



The Myth of China's Democratic Capitalists



Bypassing Democracy: Regime Durability, Informal Institutions, and Political Change



The Unofficial and Official Revival of China's Private Sector



Private Entrepreneurs' Identities, Interests, and Values



Diversity in Private Entrepreneurs' Coping Strategies



Local Variation in Private Sector Conditions



Changing China: Adaptive Informal Institutions



Research Methodology



List of Interviews, 2001-2005


Glossary of Chinese Terms


References


Index