China's Trapped Transition The Limits of Developmental Autocracy
| Author/creator | Pei, Minxin Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Cambridge : Harvard University Press |
| Description | 308 p. ill 09.250 x 06.125 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
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| Summary | Annotation <p>The rise of China as a great power is one of the most important developments in the twenty-first century. But despite dramatic economic progress, China&s prospects remain uncertain. In a book sure to provoke debate, Minxin Pei examines the sustainability of the Chinese Communist Party&s reform strategy&mdash;pursuing pro-market economic policies under one-party rule.</p><p>Pei casts doubt on three central explanations for why China&s strategy works: sustained economic development will lead to political liberalization and democratization; gradualist economic transition is a strategy superior to the &ldquo;shock therapy&rdquo; prescribed for the former Soviet Union; and a neo-authoritarian developmental state is essential to economic take-off. Pei argues that because the Communist Party must retain significant economic control to ensure its political survival, gradualism will ultimately fail.</p><p>The lack of democratic reforms in China has led to pervasive corruption and a breakdown in political accountability. What has emerged is a decentralized predatory state in which local party bosses have effectively privatized the state&s authority. Collusive corruption is widespread and governance is deteriorating. Instead of evolving toward a full market economy, China is trapped in partial economic and political reforms.</p><p>Combining powerful insights with empirical research,<i>China&s Trapped Transition</i>offers a provocative assessment of China&s future as a great power.</p> |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9780674027541 |
| ISBN | 067402754X (Perfect) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9780674027541 |
| Stock number | 00011705 |
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