Marketization and Democracy in China - Couverture souple

Livre 23 sur 58: Routledge Studies on China in Transition

Zhang, Jianjun

 
9780415574280: Marketization and Democracy in China
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ISBN 10 : 0415574285 ISBN 13 : 9780415574280
Editeur : Routledge, 2009

Synopsis

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.

In Marketization and Democracy in China, Jianjun Zhang questions whether China's market reforms have created favorable social conditions for democracy, whether the country's emerging entrepreneurial class will serve as the democratic social base, and the role of government in the process of transition. Based upon a careful analysis of two regions-Sunan and Wenzhou -the two prototypical local development patterns in China, Zhang finds that different patterns of economic development have produced distinct local-level social and political configurations, only one of which is likely to foster the growth of democratic practices. The results suggest that China's political future is largely dependent upon the emerging class structure and offer a warning on China's development: if market reforms and economic development only enrich a few, then democratic transition will be unlikely.

Marketization and Democracy in China will be of interest to scholars of Chinese politics, political science and development studies.

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À propos de l?auteur

Jianjun Zhang is Assistant Professor in the Guanghua School of Management, Peking University, China.

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Éditeur
Routledge
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0415574285
ISBN 13 
9780415574280
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
292
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9780415452229: Marketization and Democracy in China

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ISBN 10 :  0415452228 ISBN 13 :  9780415452229
Editeur : Routledge, 2008
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