China's Authoritarian Path to Development: Is Democratization Possible? (China Policy Series) - Softcover

Tang, Liang

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1138016470 ISBN 13: 9781138016477

Publisher: Routledge, 2017

Synopsis

This book examines the various stages of China’s development, in the economic, social, and political fields, relating theories and models of development to what is actually occurring in China, and discussing how China’s development is likely to progress going forward. It argues that China’s modernization hitherto can be characterized as "authoritarian development" – a fusion of mixed economic institutions of varying types of ownership with social stability and political cohesiveness – and that the present phase, where more emphasis is being given to social issues, is likely to lead on to a new phase where a more mature civil society and a more extensive middle class are likely to look for greater democratization. It presents an in-depth analysis of China’s changing social structure and civil society, explores the forces for and processes of democratization, and assesses the prospects for further democratization in the light of changing social structures.

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About the Author

Liang Tang is a Professor at the School of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University, Japan.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138016470
• ISBN 13: 9781138016477
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 276