A middle class without democracy : economic growth and the prospects for democratization in China /
Chen, Jie.
New York : Oxford University Press,
c2013.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-205) and index.
List of tables and figures -- Preface -- List of abbreviations -- Introduction: the contingent middle class -- China's middle class : definition and evolution -- How does the middle class view democracy and the government? -- Why does or does not the middle class support democracy? -- The impact of democratic support on the middle class's political -- Behavior -- Conclusion: contingent democratic supporters and prospects for -- Democracy -- Appendix: List of in-depth interviews conducted in Beijing, Chengdu, and Xian in 2008 -- References -- Index.
Middle class
Economic development
Democracy