Debating Political Reform in China

Rule of Law vs. Democratization
1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-0-7656-1732-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 228 mm, Gewicht: 426 g

The growing disconnect between China's market-oriented economy with its emerging civil society, and the brittle, anacronistic, and authoritarian state has given rise to intense discussion and debate about political reform, not only by Western observers, but also among Chinese intellectuals. While some expect China's political reform to lead to democratization, others have proposed to strengthen the institution of single-party rule and provide it with a solid legal base. This book brings the ongoing debate to life and explores the options for political reform. Offering the perspectives of both Western and Chinese scholars, it presents the controversial argument for building a consultive rule of law regime as an alternative to liberal democracy. It provides several critiques of this thesis, and then tests the thesis through empirical studies on the development of the rule of law in China.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Zhao, Suisheng

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Arbeitsmarkt

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 Toward a Consultative Rule of Law Regime in China, Pan Wei; Chapter 2 Political Liberalization Without Democratization, Suisheng Zhao; Chapter 3 A Government of Laws, Randall Peerenboom; Chapter 4 The Rule of Law as Transition to Democracy in China, Larry Diamond; Chapter 5 A Comparative Politics of Democratization in China, Edward Friedman; Chapter 6 Pan Wei’s Consultative Rule of Law Regime, Gunter Schubert; Chapter 7 Toward the Rule of Law, Baohui Zhang; Chapter 8 The People’s Court in Transition, Qianfan Zhang; Chapter 9 State Power and Unbalanced Legal Development in China, Yongshun Cai, Songcai Yang; Chapter 10 Law and Labor in Post-Mao China, Yunqiu Zhang; Chapter 11 The Internet and Emerging Civil Society in China, Guobin Yang; Chapter 12 The Internet and Single-Party Rule in China, Tamara Renee Shie; Chapter 13 Toward a Rule of Law Regime, Suisheng Zhao; Chapter 14 Reflections on the “Consultative Rule of Law Regime”, Pan Wei;

Über Autor(innen)

Suisheng Zhao