Political change in China
Subtitle: comparisons with Taiwan
By: Bruce Gilley and Larry Diamond, editors.
Contributors: Gilley, Bruce, 1966-; Diamond, Larry Jay.
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Boulder, Colo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 309
ISBN-13: 9781588265685; 9781588265937
Subjects: Comparative government; China -- Politics and government -- 2002-; Taiwan -- Politics and government -- 2000-
Description: "What is the nature of the political changes under way in China? Might China become a democracy? And what lessons, if any, might Taiwan's experiences of political change and democratization hold for China's future? The authors of this book consider these questions through a structured comparison of Taiwan's historical experience with the current period of economic and social change in the PRC. The authors also provide a more focused analysis of China's current, and possible future, politics."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Comparing and rethinking political change / Bruce Gilley; title: The evolution of political values / Yun-han Chu; title: Intellectual pluralism and dissent / Merle Goldman and Ashley Esarey; title: Religion and the emergence of civil society / Richard Madsen; title: Business groups : for or against the regime? / Dorothy J. Solinger; title: Responsive authoritarianism / Robert P. Weller; title: Developing the rule of law / Randall Peerenboom and Weitseng Chen; title: Competitive elections / Tun-jen Cheng and Gang Lin; title: International contexts and domestic pushback / Jacques deLisle; title: Taiwan's democratic transition: a model for China? / Bruce Gilley; title: Why China's democratic transition will differ from Taiwan's / Larry Diamond.