The China Model: Political Meritocracy and the Limits of Democracy

by Daniel A. Bell

Book Overview

How China's political model could prove to be a viable alternative to Western democracy

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691166455
• ISBN13: 9780691166452
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.3"