Political change in China : comparisons with Taiwan / edited by Bruce Gilley, Larry Diamond.

Other author Gilley, Bruce, 1966-
Other author Diamond, Larry Jay.
Format Book
Publication InfoBoulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2008.
Descriptionvii, 309 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Comparing and rethinking political change in China and Taiwan / Bruce Gilley -- The evolution of political values / Yun-han Chu -- Intellectual pluralism and dissent / Merle Goldman and Ashley Esarey -- Religion and the emergence of civil society / Richard Madsen -- Business groups : for or against the regime? / Dorothy J. Solinger -- Responsive authoritarianism / Robert P. Weller -- Developing the rule of law / Randall Peerenboom and Weitseng Chen -- Competitive elections / Tun-jen Cheng and Gang Lin -- International pressures and domestic pushback / Jacques deLisle -- Taiwan's democratic transition : a model for China? / Bruce Gilley -- Why China's democratic transition will differ from Taiwan's / Larry Diamond.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 259-289) and index.
LCCN 2007051549
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