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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive examination of the latest and most influential research on state-society relations in post-Mao China explains why three decades of capitalist economic growth have not led to increased public pressure for liberal democratic change.
Trade Review"The book is well paced, informative, and jargon-free, and for all these reasons it would be a good selection for university courses on contemporary China." -- Jonathan Unger *
China Review International *
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Accepting Authoritarianism ingeniously and exhaustively plumbs the literature on five key social groups in contemporary China to build a powerful and convincing case arguing that the incentive structure facing Chinese citizens encourages them to sustain the rule of the Communist Party—at least for awhile." -- Dorothy J. Solinger, University of California * Irvine *
"Wright's book is an important contribution to the literature on post-Mao China. Its examination of the different attitudes of social groups toward the Communist Party's rule is based on extensive research. The analytical framework, which uses a political economy perspective, is straightforward and intuitively persuasive . . . Wright's clear and well-reasoned book is bound to elicit a spirited debate in the China field as to whether China's key social groups have indeed accepted authoritarianism." -- Minxin Pei
"Wright makes her argument by synthesising surveys, interviews, and statistics developed by the leading scholars of contemporary China. As a knowledgeable researcher, she puts her findings in comparative perspectives with early democratisers and late developers. Her important work merits grappling with. I learned something new from her on virtually every page." -- Edward Friedman *
China Perspectives *
"Wright's class-based analysis . . . is extremely valuable." -- Jessica C. Teets
"Teresa Wright lucidly and analytically explains how China's Communist Party has carried out fundamental economic changes in China that have been accompanied by increasing inequalities as well as increasing prosperity, without sparking large-scale social discontent and demands for political reforms. This book is indispensable in understanding the momentous changes underway in China today." -- Merle Goldman, Professor Emerita of History * Boston University *
"Wright draws extensively on existing research to develop a cogent explanation of the broad-based support in China for the ruling Communist Party . . . Recommended." -- J. M. Peek *
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