China's Transition from Communism – New Perspectives

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China's Transition from Communism – New Perspectives is written by Guoguang Wu and published by Routledge. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1317501209 (ISBN 10) and 9781317501206 (ISBN 13).

As China moved from a planned to a market economy many people expected that China’s political system would similarly move from authoritarianism to democracy. It is now clear, however, that political liberalisation does not necessarily follow economic liberalisation. This book explores this apparent contradiction, presenting many new perspectives and new thinking on the subject. It considers the path of transition in China historically, makes comparisons with other countries and examines how political culture and the political outlook in China are developing at present. A key feature of the book is the fact that most of the contributors are China-born, Western-trained scholars, who bring deep knowledge and well informed views to the study.