China's TransitionColumbia University Press, 1997 - 313 pages With more than one billion people, China represents both an ocean of economic opportunity and a frustrating backwater of continuing brutal political repression. What are the prospects for democratic evolution in a nation with one of the world's poorest human rights records? How have other nations responded to China since the recent, dramatic opening of its economic system-and how should they respond in the future? These are some of the most important questions confronting both the United States and the international community. On democracy, human rights, and the move to integrate China into the international economy; on Mao Zedong's regime and the reform since his death; and on the Taiwan experiment and Hong Kong's reintegration with China, Nathan offers an accessible introduction to the intricate web of contemporary Chinese politics and China's changing place in the global system. |
Contents
China Bites Back | 1 |
A History of Cruelty | 15 |
Mao and His Court | 26 |
Maoist Institutions and PostMao Reform | 49 |
The Lessons of Failure | 63 |
The Democratic Vision | 77 |
The Decision for Reform in Taiwan | 90 |
Electing Taiwans Legislature | 112 |
Cultural Requisites for Democracy in China written with Tianjian Shi | 152 |
Left and Right in Dengs China written with Tianjian Shi | 174 |
The Place of Values in CrossCultural Studies | 198 |
The Chinese Volcano | 217 |
The Constitutionalist Option | 231 |
Human Rights and American China Policy | 246 |
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