United Front: Projecting Solidarity Through Deliberation in Vietnam's Single-Party Legislature

by Paul Schuler

Book Overview

Conventional wisdom emerging from China and other autocracies claims that single-party legislatures and elections are mutually beneficial for citizens and autocrats. This line of thought reasons that these institutions can serve multiple functions, like constraining political leaders or providing information about citizens. In United Front, Paul Schuler challenges these views through his examination of the past and present functioning of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1503614743
• ISBN13: 9781503614741
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 9.0"