The failure of China's democratic reforms /
In its propaganda, the Chinese Communist Party does not deny the value of "democracy", but it insists that democracy in China can be only "socialist democracy with Chinese characteristics". The most essential nature of such "democracy" is that it is under the single-par...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham, Md. :
Lexington Books,
[2012]
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Full text (MFA users only) |
| ISBN: | 9780739170892 0739170899 1306695694 9781306695695 |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | In its propaganda, the Chinese Communist Party does not deny the value of "democracy", but it insists that democracy in China can be only "socialist democracy with Chinese characteristics". The most essential nature of such "democracy" is that it is under the single-party system and it excludes multi-party politics and competitive elections. In recent years, "Chinese democracy" has won more support because of achievements the party has made in developing economy. This raises a question: does this "efficient" authoritarian political system in China, even if it is not democrati |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 177 pages) : illustrations |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Language Note: | English. |
| Series: | Challenges facing Chinese political development.
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