Inklings of democracy in China / Suzanne Ogden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ogden, Suzanne.

Series:

Harvard East Asian monographs ; 210.

Harvard East Asian monographs ; 210

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy--China.

Democracy.

China.

Democratization--China.

Democratization.

Political culture--China.

Political culture.

Physical Description:

x, 430 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Asia Center : Distributed by Harvard University Press, 2002.

Summary:

Since 1979 China's leaders have introduced economic and political reforms that have lessened the state's hold over the lives of ordinary citizens. By examining the growth in individual rights, the public sphere, democratic processes, and pluralization, the author seeks to answer questions concerning the relevance of liberal democratic ideas for China and the relationship between a democratic political culture and a democratic political system. The author also looks at the contradictory impulses and negative consequences for democracy generated by economic liberalism. Unresolved issues concerning the relationships among culture, democracy, and socioeconomic development are at the heart of the analysis. Nonideological criteria are used to assess the success of the Chinese approach to building a fair, just, and decent society.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [395]-418) and index.

ISBN:

0674008561

0674008790

OCLC:

48837891