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 "pol...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Bell, Daniel 1964-, author (author), Bell, Daniel (Daniel A.), 1964- (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press [2016]
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • 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