TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ogden,Suzanne
TI  - Inklings of democracy in China
T2  - Harvard East Asian monographs
SN  - 0674008561 (cloth : alk. paper)
AV  - JQ1516 .O43 2002
U1  - 320.951 21
PY  - 2002///
CY  - Cambridge, Massachusetts
PB  - Distributed by Harvard University Press, 
KW  - Democracy
KW  - China
KW  - Democratization
KW  - Political culture
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -