TY - GEN T1 - The China model : political meritocracy and the limits of democracy A1 - Bell, Daniel (Daniel A.), 1964- LA - English PP - Princeton PB - Princeton University Press YR - 2015 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_ocn908146176 AB - "Westerners tend to divide the political world into "good" democracies and "bad" authoritarian regimes. But the Chinese political model does not fit neatly in either category. Over the past three decades, China has evolved a political system that can best be described as "political meritocracy." The China Model seeks to understand the ideals and the reality of this unique political system. How do the ideals of political meritocracy set the standard for evaluating political progress (and regress) in China? How can China avoid the disadvantages of political meritocracy? And how can political meritocracy best be combined with democracy? Daniel Bell answers these questions and more. Opening with a critique of "one person, one vote" as a way of choosing top leaders, Bell argues that Chinese-style political meritocracy can help to remedy the key flaws of electoral democracy. He discusses the advantages and pitfalls of political meritocracy, distinguishes between different ways of combining meritocracy and democracy, and argues that China has evolved a model of democratic meritocracy that is morally desirable and politically stable. Bell summarizes and evaluates the "China model"--Meritocracy at the top, experimentation in the middle, and democracy at the bottom--and its implications for the rest of the world. A timely and original book that will stir up interest and debate, The China Model looks at a political system that not only has had a long history in China, but could prove to be the most important political development of the twenty-first century"-- CN - JQ1516 .B45 2015 SN - 9781400865505 SN - 1400865506 SN - 9781400883486 SN - 1400883482 SN - 9780691166452 SN - 0691166455 SN - 9780691173047 SN - 0691173044 KW - Political culture : China. KW - Merit (Ethics) : Political aspects : China. KW - Political leadership : China. KW - Elite (Social sciences) : Political activity : China. KW - Democracy : China. KW - China : Politics and government : 1976-2002. KW - China : Politics and government : 2002- KW - Élite (Sciences sociales) : Activité politique : Chine. KW - Chine : Politique et gouvernement : 1976-2002. KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE : General. KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE : Political Ideologies : General. KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE : Political Ideologies : Democracy. KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE : Political Process : Elections. KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE : Public Policy : Cultural Policy. KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE : Anthropology : Cultural. KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE : Popular Culture. KW - Democracy KW - Elite (Social sciences) : Political activity KW - Political culture KW - Political leadership KW - Politics and government KW - China KW - Since 1976 ER -