Accepting Authoritarianism: State-Society Relations in China's Reform Era

Why hasn't the emergence of capitalism led China's citizenry to press for liberal democratic change? Despite three decades of market reform and astounding economic growth in China, public pressures for systemic political change have been virtually absent and popular support for Chinese Communist Party rule has remained high. This book argues that the explanation lies in China's combination of state-led development, late industrialization, and socialist legacies. Together, these factors have...