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Book SynopsisThe world has witnessed the rise of China, and there is a sustained debate on the China model. While some scholars believe that the China model is obsolete, others regard the China model as a threat to democracy. This book takes an empirical approach and regards the China model as it is and looks into different aspects of the China model, ranging from economic growth, social development, central-local relations to the development of internal pluralism, the rise of civil society and rural democracy. Given the fact that China's reform and opening up since the late Deng Xiaoping has taken place in the context of globalization, the book draws implications of the China model for the world. Particularly, the book attempts to examine the impact of China's socio-economic development model on democratization.
Table of ContentsForeword – Globalization and State Transitions: The West, Asia, and China – The Chinese Experience from the Perspective of International Development – China’s Experience with Political Innovation and Its Global Significance – Human- Centered Socialism, Political Party Transition, and the China Model – A China Model of Democratization – The Centrality and Popularity of State Power: Relations Between Central and Local Government in China – Decentralization Reform: China’s Central Government, Local Governments, and Civil Society – Between the State and the Market: The Political Logic of China’s Social Policy Reforms – Mao Zedong and the Rise of the Market Economy in Contemporary China – Chinese Nationalism and Liberalism – Rural Democracy and the Chinese Political Process – What China Needs to Learn from the Singapore Model – The China Model and Intellectual Emancipation.
