Many studies of government in China either simply describe the political institutions or else
focus, critically, on the weaknesses of the system, such as corruption or the absence of …

China's combination of authoritarian rule and a market-oriented economy has proven
simultaneously appealing and a source of domestic discontent. This essay collection …

The success or failure of China's development will impact not only its own citizens but also
those of the world. China is widely recognized as a global actor on the world stage and no …

Political scientists frequently argue that authoritarian systems are per se economically
inefficient, non-innovative, and without legitimacy. China's economic success and relative …

China's reform era is ending. Core factors that characterized it—political stability, ideological
openness, and rapid economic growth—are unraveling. In part, this is the result of Beijing's …

In recent decades, China has become a quasi-capitalist economic powerhouse. Yet it
continues to be ruled by the same Communist Party-dominated government that has been in …

The success of the recent leadership transition in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) might
be interpreted as evidence that China's authoritarian regime is historically unique. More than …

The People's Republic of China (PRC) under President Xi Jinping has begun to flex its
muscles as a major power. Setting aside Deng Xiaoping's mantra of “hide our light and …

Despite China's stellar record of economic growth since the late 1970s, skepticism about the
country's future abounds. Serious questions have been raised about the picture created by …

This article discusses the promotion of democracy in China. Successive US presidents
made efforts to pursue democratization in China but they failed. Some reasons for this failure …