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A Chinese Way of Democratization?

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  • Yang Yao

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With an equal social structure, China seems to be better prepared for a functioning democracy than other developing countries. It has stayed authoritarian because the CCP has successfully diverted the demand for democratization through tactics of economic growth, expansion of civil liberty, and selective accountability. However, the results of these tactics inevitably bring about forces and elements arguing and even fighting for democratization. As a result, there are more democratic elements in China than people usually believe and these elements are growing. Chinas path to democratization may prove to be appropriate taking into account Chinas recent history and cultural heritage.

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  • Yang Yao, 2009. "A Chinese Way of Democratization?," Development Economics Working Papers 22891, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research.
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    1. Zhang, Xiaobo & Fan, Shenggen & Zhang, Linxiu & Huang, Jikun, 2001. "Local Governance And Public Goods Provision," 2001 Annual meeting, August 5-8, Chicago, IL 20570, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
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    1. Mario Gilli & Yuan Li, 2013. "A model of Chinese central government," The Economics of Transition, The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, vol. 21(3), pages 451-477, July.

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    Keywords

    democracy; social structure; economic growth; expansion of civil liberty; and selective accountability;
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    JEL classification:

    • D78 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Positive Analysis of Policy Formulation and Implementation
    • D70 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - General

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