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A Middle Class Without Democracy: Economic Growth and the Prospects for Democratization in China Chen, Jie (Professor and Chair of Political Science, Professor and Chair of Political Science, Old Dominion University)
A Middle Class Without Democracy: Economic Growth and the Prospects for Democratization in China
Chen, Jie (Professor and Chair of Political Science, Professor and Chair of Political Science, Old Dominion University)
What kind of role can the middle class play in potential democratization in such an undemocratic, late developing country as China? To answer this profound political as well as theoretical question, Jie Chen explores attitudinal and behavioral orientation of China's new middle class to democracy, based on a probability-sample survey and in-depth interviews of residents in the Chinese cities of Beijing, Chengdu, and Xi'an.
240 pages, 2 figures and 26 tables
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | April 16, 2013 |
| ISBN13 | 9780199841639 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Pages | 240 |
| Dimensions | 166 × 240 × 21 mm · 453 g |
| Language | English |