China's Trapped Transition: The Limits of Developmental Autocracy

The rise of China as a great power is one of the most important developments in the...
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Author: Minxin Pei
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China's Trapped Transition: The Limits of Developmental Autocracy by Pei, Minxin

China's Trapped Transition: The Limits of Developmental Autocracy

$93.63

China's Trapped Transition: The Limits of Developmental Autocracy

$93.63
Author: Minxin Pei
Format: Paperback
Language: English

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.



Author: Minxin Pei
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 03/15/2008
Pages: 308
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.33w x 0.73d
ISBN: 9780674027541

About the Author
Pei, Minxin: - Minxin Pei is Tom and Margot Pritzker '72 Professor of Government and Roberts Fellow, and Director of the Keck Center for International and Strategic Studies, at Claremont McKenna College.

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