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The democratization of China / Baogang He.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- He, Baogang, 1957-
- Series:
- Routledge studies--China in transition ; [1].
- Routledge studies: China in transition ; [1]
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Democracy--China.
- Democracy.
- Political science--China.
- Political science.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (293 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 1996.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book examines three competing models of democracy in China: populist, paternalistic and liberal.
- Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Models of Democracy; The radical model of populist democracy; The official model of paternalistic democracy; The liberal model of democracy; The liberal model of democracy extended; Human rights, natural rights and limits on rights; The problem of evil and redesigning democratic institutions; The problem of exceptions: a defence of procedural democracy; Infusing a rights-based morality into political institutions; Preconditions for liberal democracy; Cultural conditions: dual roles of political culture
- Social conditions: dual roles of semi-civil societyLegitimization and democratization in a transitional China; Conclusion: reflections on Chinese democratization; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-268) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-134-75456-6
- 1-134-75457-4
- 1-280-21816-9
- 0-203-44088-9
- 9780203440889
- OCLC:
- 252722344
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