Description: China's Trapped Transition : The Limits of Developmental Autocracy, Paperback by Pei, Minxin, ISBN 067402754X, ISBN-13 9780674027541, Like New Used, Free P&P in the UK The rise of China as a great power is one of the most important developments in the twenty-first century. But despite dramatic economic progress, China’s prospects remain uncertain. In a book sure to provoke debate, Minxin Pei examines the sustainability of the Chinese Communist Party’s reform strategy—pursuing pro-market economic policies under one-party rule. Pei casts doubt on three central explanations for why China’s strategy works: sustained economic development will lead to political liberalization and democratization; gradualist economic transition is a strategy superior to the “shock therapy” prescribed for the former Soviet Union; and a neo-authoritarian developmental state is essential to economic take-off. Pei argues that because the Communist Party must retain significant economic control to ensure its political survival, gradualism will ultimately fail. The lack of democratic reforms in China has led to pervasive corruption and a breakdown in political accountability. What has emerged is a decentralized predatory state in which local party bosses have effectively privatized the state’s authority. Collusive corruption is widespread and governance is deteriorating. Instead of evolving toward a full market economy, China is trapped in partial economic and political reforms. Combining powerful insights with empirical research, China’s Trapped Transition offers a provocative assessment of China’s future as a great power.
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Book Title: China's Trapped Transition : The Limits of Developmental Autocrac
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Item Height: 235 mm
Subject: Economics
Publication Year: 2008
Number of Pages: 308 Pages
Publication Name: China's Trapped Transition: the Limits of Developmental Autocracy
Language: English
Type: Textbook
Author: Minxin Pei
Item Width: 156 mm
Format: Paperback
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