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The China Model : Political Meritocracy and the Limits of Democracy /

"Westerners tend to divide the political world into "good" democracies and "bad" authoritarian regimes. But the Chinese political model does not fit neatly in either category. Over the past three decades, China has evolved a political system that can best be described as &qu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bell, Daniel (Daniel A.), 1964- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2015]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; Preface to the Paperback Edition; Acknowledgments; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1 Is Democracy the Least Bad Political System?; CHAPTER 2 On the Selection of Good Leaders in a Political Meritocracy; CHAPTER 3 What's Wrong with Political Meritocracy; CHAPTER 4 Three Models of Democratic Meritocracy; CONCLUDING THOUGHTS: REALIZING THE CHINA MODEL; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index.