Will China Democratize?

Name: Will China Democratize?
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ISBN: 9781421412436

ISBN-10: 1421412438

ISBN-13: 9781421412436

Edition: 2013

Authors: Andrew J. Nathan, Larry Diamond, Marc F. Plattner

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While China has achieved extraordinary economic success as it has moved toward open markets and international trade, its leadership maintains its authoritarian grip, repressing political movements, controlling all internet traffic, and opposing any democratic activity. Because of its huge population, more than half the people in the world who lack political freedom live in China. Its undemocratic example is attractive to other authoritarian regimes. But can China continue its growth without political reform? In Will China Democratize?, Andrew J. Nathan, Larry Diamond, and Marc F. Plattner present valuable analysis for anyone interested in this significant yet perplexing question.Since the…

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List price: $29.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date: 9/1/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 1.100



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Prologue: Peering Over the Great Wall




Scenarios



When Will the Chinese People Be Free?




Confronting a Classie Dilemma




A "Gray" Transformation




The Halting Advance of Pluralism




Top-Level Reform or Bottom-Up Revolution?




Current Trends and Future Prospects




Authoritarian Resilience




The End of Communism




The Rise of the technocrats




The Limits of Authoritarian Resilience




Is CCP Rule Fragile or Resilient?




The Taiwan Factor




Foreseeing the Unforeseeable




Social Forces



Authoritarianism and Contestation




Rural Protest




The Labor Movement




The New Inequality




The Troubled Periphery




The Upsurge of Religion in China




Classical Liberalism Catches On in China




China's Constitutionalist Option




The Massacre's Long Shadow




Goodbye to Gradualism




The Battle for the Chinese Internet




From "Fart People" to Citizens




Chinas "Networked Authoritarianism




The Turn Against Legal Reform




The Rising Cost of Stability



Epilogue: Two Essays on China's Quest for Democracy



Index