Problems of Democratization in China East Asia Series

While evaluating competing theories of why countries become democratic, this study argues why China has not democratized. Also discusses are the Communist Party's methods of social control and examines four groups-Party and government cadres, intellectuals, workers and peasants.

Tables and Figures; Introduction: Change and Inertia; Part One: Studies of Democratization and Chinese Politics; 1. Toward an Integrated Model of Democratization; 2. Building a Composite Theory of Chinese Democratization; Part 2: Political and Institutional Conditions; 3. Keeping Chinese Society under Control: Some Comparisons with the Soviet Union; 4. The Effects of Leninist Institutions on the Rise of Reform Factions within the Chinese Partry-State: Some Comparisons with Hungary; Part 3: Social Conditions; 5. Loyal Dissidents; The Role of Intellectuals in Post-Mao Reforms; 6. Problems of Collective Action among Chinese Peasants and Workers; Conclusion: A Framework for Further Analysis; Bibliography; Index

Lum, Thomas G.