Political Reform in Post-Mao China : Democracy and Bureaucracy in a Leninist State.

After the death of Mao, the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party embarked on a series of ambitious political reforms. Barrett L. McCormick develops a theory of Leninist states to explore the prospects for these reforms. He finds that, although the Chinese people have made significant economic a...

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Bibliografische gegevens
Hoofdauteur: McCormick, Barrett L.
Formaat: Licensed eBooks
Taal:Engels
Gepubliceerd in: Berkeley : University of California Press, [2022]
Reeks:UC Press voices revived.
Online toegang:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/jj.13083394
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Samenvatting:After the death of Mao, the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party embarked on a series of ambitious political reforms. Barrett L. McCormick develops a theory of Leninist states to explore the prospects for these reforms. He finds that, although the Chinese people have made significant economic and political gains, the basic contours of the state remain unchanged, and as events in June 1989 clearly showed, reform has not diminished the state's ability to im.
Beschrijving item:Description based upon print version of record.
Fysieke beschrijving:1 online resource (238 p.)
ISBN:9780520310063
0520310063
9780520304864