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China's path to political reform over the last three decades has
been slow, but discourse among Chinese political scientists
continues to be vigorous and forward thinking. China's Political
Development offers a unique look into the country's evolving
political process by combining chapters authored by twelve
prominent Chinese political scientists with an extensive commentary
on each chapter by an American scholar of the Chinese political
system. Each chapter focuses on a major aspect of the development
of the Chinese Party-state, encompassing the changing relations
among its constituent parts as well as its evolving approaches
toward economic growth, civil society, grassroots elections, and
the intertwined problems of supervision and corruption. Together,
these analyses highlight the history, strategy, policies, and
implementation of governance reforms since 1978 and the authors'
recommendations for future changes. This extensive work provides
the deep background necessary to understand the sociopolitical
context and intellectual currents. behind the reform agenda
announced at the landmark Third Plenum in 2013. Shedding light
through contrasting perspectives, the book provides an overview of
the efforts China has directed toward developing good governance,
the challenges it faces, and its future direction.
Democracy is a good thing. This is true not only for individuals or
certain officials but also for the entire nation and for all the
people of China.-Yu Keping So begins "Democracy Is a Good Thing,"
an essay of great influence that has commanded attention and
provoked discussion throughout the world. It is the touchstone of
this important volume of the same name. As one of China's foremost
political thinkers and a leading proponent of democratizing the
People's Republic, Yu Keping is a major figure not only in his
native land, but also in the international community. This book
brings together much of his most important work and makes it
readily accessible to readers in the West for the first time.
"Democracy Is a Good Thing" created a stir internationally. Perhaps
more important, however, is the heated debate it spurred within
China on the desirability of democratic reform. That important
essay appears here, along with several of Yu Keping's other
influential works on politics, culture, and civil society. His
topics include China's economic modernization, its institutional
environment, and the cultural changes that have accompanied the
nation's reforms. Democracy Is a Good Thing pulls back the curtain
to reveal ongoing discourse in Chinese political and intellectual
circles, discussions that will go a long way toward determining the
future of the world's most populous nation.
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