China's Trapped Transition : The Limits of Developmental Autocracy
Editorial Reviews
Review
Financial Times : Thought-provoking...Pei argues, persuasively, that China's gradualism, often favourably contrasted with the former Soviet Union's flirtation with radical reforms...
--Martin Wolf
Financial Times : Pei does not have much time for the optimistic assumption that democracy in China is just around the corner...
--Chris Patten
Review
Minxin Pei is unquestionably one of this country's best informed and most insightful analysts of contemporary Chinese politics. This well-written, provocative book­-a sobering picture of a China beset by severe social problems yet resistant to the political reforms needed to resolve them-­directly challenges much of the conventional wisdom about the rise of China. It is certain to be welcomed by scholars, policymakers, and general readers alike.
--Elizabeth J. Perry, author of Patrolling the Revolution
In this superb work, Pei asks penetrating questions about the course of China's development. He offers a very effective critique of the gradualist approach to reform, explaining that the problems China faces are not incidental to but an integral part of that approach. Powerfully argued, this is a major contribution sure to stir debate.
--Joseph Fewsmith, author of China since Tiananmen
Pei's notion of a 'trapped transition' will prove valuable­-and not just for its application to China. It serves to challenge the deterministic and evolutionary assumptions behind much of the literature on democratization.
--Philippe C. Schmitter, European University Institute
Not only does Minxin Pei make the case that the Chinese reforms are partial and self-limiting, but he also calls into question the hopeful view that rapid growth will ultimately generate political reform. His important book has implications for current debates about the United States-China relationship, but will also force a rethinking of the broader comparative literature on the developmental state.
--Stephan Haggard, co-author of The Political Economy of Democratic Transitions
China's Trapped Transition : The Limits of Developmental Autocracy
China's Trapped Transition: The Limits of Developmental Autocracy,Minxin Pei,Harvard University Press,0674021959,1976-2000,1976-2002,Asia - China,China,Democracy,Economic policy,History,History - General History,History: World,Political Ideologies - Communism & Socialism,Politics and government,Public Policy - Economic Policy,Development economics,History / China,POLITICS & GOVERNMENT,Political economy
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