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China in Transition: Communism, Capitalism, and Democracy
By Ronald M. Glassman
308 pages
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- Praeger
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- New York
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- 1991
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Synopsis
Glassman analyzes the remarkable changes occurring in Chinese society and the steps China has begun to take in moving from state-run economics to free enterprise, and from party dictatorship to electoral democracy. He focuses on the emergence of a modern middle class, and provides a Weberian analysis through such concepts as rationalization, the bureaucratic middle strata, the greater degree of efficiency of capitalism over socialism, the independent power of the state, and charismatic leadership ....
Glassman analyzes the remarkable changes occurring in Chinese society and the steps China has begun to take in moving from state-run economics to free enterprise, and from party dictatorship to electoral democracy. He focuses on the emergence of a modern middle class, and provides a Weberian analysis through such concepts as rationalization, the bureaucratic middle strata, the greater degree of efficiency of capitalism over socialism, the independent power of the state, and charismatic leadership. His methods offer not only an understanding of modern China, but of all nations making the transition to modernity.
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Table of contents
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- Title Page iii
- Contents v
- Introduction: A New Beginning for History vii
- Part I The Majority Middle Class and Democracy 1
- Chapter 1 The Theory of the Majority Middle Class and Democracy 3
- Chapter 2 The Rise of the Middle Classes in Communist Nations 15
- Chapter 3 The Rise of the New Middle Classes in China: A Tumultuous Class History 29
- Part II Free Enterprise and Democracy 63
- Chapter 4 The Link Between Free Enterprise and Democracy 65
- Chapter 5 The Complexities of Modern Capitalism 87
- Chapter 6 The Introduction of Free Enterprise into China 93
- Part III The Transition to a Legal Democratic State in Postcommunist Societies 131
- Chapter 7 The Dismantling of the Communist Party State and the Establishment of the Legal Parliamentary State 133
- Chapter 8 The Democratic State in Giant, Powerful, Complex Nations 155
- Part IV Political Culture, Legitimacy, and Charisma 185
- Chapter 9 Political Culture and Democracy 187
- Title Page iii
- Contents v
- Introduction: A New Beginning for History vii
- Part I The Majority Middle Class and Democracy 1
- Chapter 1 The Theory of the Majority Middle Class and Democracy 3
- Chapter 2 The Rise of the Middle Classes in Communist Nations 15
- Chapter 3 The Rise of the New Middle Classes in China: A Tumultuous Class History 29
- Part II Free Enterprise and Democracy 63
- Chapter 4 The Link Between Free Enterprise and Democracy 65
- Chapter 5 The Complexities of Modern Capitalism 87
- Chapter 6 The Introduction of Free Enterprise into China 93
- Part III The Transition to a Legal Democratic State in Postcommunist Societies 131
- Chapter 7 The Dismantling of the Communist Party State and the Establishment of the Legal Parliamentary State 133
- Chapter 8 The Democratic State in Giant, Powerful, Complex Nations 155
- Part IV Political Culture, Legitimacy, and Charisma 185
- Chapter 9 Political Culture and Democracy 187
- Chapter 10 Chinese Political Culture in Transition 195
- Chapter 11 Legitimate Authority and Communist Systems of Government 233
- Chapter 12 Charismatic Leadership 245
- Notes 259
- Bibliography 275
- Index 279
- About the Author 289