China's Transition from Communism - New Perspectives: New perspectives (China Policy Series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1138886882 ISBN 13: 9781138886889

Publisher: Routledge, 2015

Synopsis

As China moved from a planned to a market economy many people expected that China’s political system would similarly move from authoritarianism to democracy. It is now clear, however, that political liberalisation does not necessarily follow economic liberalisation. This book explores this apparent contradiction, presenting many new perspectives and new thinking on the subject. It considers the path of transition in China historically, makes comparisons with other countries and examines how political culture and the political outlook in China are developing at present. A key feature of the book is the fact that most of the contributors are China-born, Western-trained scholars, who bring deep knowledge and well informed views to the study.

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About the Author:

Guoguang Wu is a Professor of Political Science at University of Victoria, Canada

Helen Lansdowne is Associate Director of the Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives (CAPI), University of Victoria, Canada.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1138886882
• ISBN 13: 9781138886889
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 228
• Editor: Wu Guoguang, Lansdowne Helen