Ogden, Suzanne.

Inklings of democracy in China / Suzanne Ogden. - x, 430 pages : ill. ; 25 cm. - Harvard East Asian monographs ; 210 .

Includes index

Includes bibliographical references

1. How Do We Know What Democracy Is? --
2. China's Traditional Political Culture --
3. Late Imperial China and the Republican Period --
4. The Relevance of Political Culture to Establishing a Democratic Political System --
5. Individual Rights, Democracy, and a Cohesive Community --
6. The Institutionalization of Procedural Democracy --
7. China's Developing Civil Society: Associations and Interest Groups --
8. The Clientelist Relationship of Intellectuals with the Party-State and the Capitalist Class --
9. Fair and Consistent Standards for Evaluating Freedom and Democracy in China --
App. Surveys Conducted in China.

Since 1979 China's leaders have introduced reforms that have lessened the state's hold over the lives of ordinary citizens. By examining the growth in individual rights, the public sphere, democratic processes, and pluralization, Ogden seeks to answer questions concerning the relevance of liberal democratic ideas for China

0674008561 (cloth : alk. paper) 0674008790 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0674008561 9780674008564 9780674008793

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Democracy--China.
Democratization--China.
Political culture--China.

JQ1516 / .O43 2002

320.951