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China's Democratic Future - How It Will Happen and Where It Will Lead (Paperback, New ed)
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The end of communist rule in China will be one of the most
momentous events of the twenty-first century, sounding the death
knell for the Marxist-Leninist experiment and changing the lives of
a fifth of humanity. This book provides a likely blow-by-blow
account of how the Chinese Communist Party will be removed from
power and how a new democracy will be born. In more than half a
century of rule, the Chinese Communist Party has turned a poor and
benighted China into a moderately well-off and increasingly
influential nation. Yet the Party has failed to keep pace with
change since stepping aside from daily life in the late-1970s.
After nearly a hundred years of frustrating attempts to create a
workable political system following the overthrow of the last
dynasty, the prospects for democracy in China are better than ever,
according to Bruce Gilley. Gilley predicts an elite-led
transformation rather than a popular-led overthrow. He profiles the
key actors and looks at the response of excluded elites, such as
the military, as well as interested parties such as Taiwan and
Tibet. He explains how democracy in China will be very "Chinese,"
even as it will also embody fundamental universal liberal features.
He deals with competing interests-regional, sectoral, and class-of
China's economy and society under democracy, addressing the
pressing concerns of world business. Finally he considers the
implications for Asia as well as for the United States. The end of
communist rule in China will be one of the most momentous events of
the twenty-first century, sounding the death knell for the
Marxist-Leninist experiment and changing the lives of a fifth of
humanity. This book provides a likely blow-by-blow account of how
the Chinese Communist Party will be removed from power and how a
new democracy will be born. In more than half a century of rule,
the Chinese Communist Party has turned a poor and benighted China
into a moderately well-off and increasingly influential nation. Yet
the Party has failed to keep pace with change since stepping aside
from daily life in the late-1970s. After nearly a hundred years of
frustrating attempts to create a workable political system
following the overthrow of the last dynasty, the prospects for
democracy in China are better than ever, according to Bruce Gilley.
Gilley predicts an elite-led transformation rather than a
popular-led overthrow. He profiles the key actors and looks at the
response of excluded elites, such as the military, as well as
interested parties such as Taiwan and Tibet. He explains how
democracy in China will be very "Chinese," even as it will also
embody fundamental universal liberal features. He deals with
competing interests-regional, sectoral, and class-of China's
economy and society under democracy, addressing the pressing
concerns of world business. Finally he considers the implications
for Asia as well as for the United States.
General
Imprint: |
Columbia University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
September 2005 |
First published: |
September 2005 |
Authors: |
Bruce Gilley
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Dimensions: |
227 x 152 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
320 |
Edition: |
New ed |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-231-13085-1 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
General
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LSN: |
0-231-13085-6 |
Barcode: |
9780231130851 |
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