The party and the people : Chinese politics in the 21st century / / Bruce J. Dickson

• Autore: Dickson Bruce J.
• Pubblicazione: Princeton ; ; Oxford : , : Princeton University Press, , [2021]; ©2021
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (1 volume) : maps
• Disciplina: 324.251075
• Soggetto topico: Political planning - China; Political parties - China - History; Political leadership - China
• Soggetto geografico: China Politics and government 1949-
• Soggetto non controllato: China in the 21st Century; Chinese nationalism; Chinese politics; Chinese religious believers; Elizabeth Economy; Hu Jintao; Jeffrey Wasserstrom; Jiang Zemin; Joseph Fewsmith; Leninism; Mao Zedong; Rethinking Chinese Politics; The Third Revolution; civil society in China; compensation for seized property in China; democratization in China; low wages in China; nationalism in China; policymaking in China; political protest in China; religion in China; responsiveness without accountability
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: What keeps the party in power? -- How are leaders chosen? -- How are policies made? -- Does China have a civil society? -- Do political protests threaten political stability? -- Why does the party fear religion? -- How nationalistic is China? -- Will China become democratic?
• Sommario/riassunto: "Since 1949, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has maintained an unrivaled grip over the country. Despite economic calamity, widespread social upheaval, and even violence against its own people, the party has overseen the fastest economic growth in history and only strengthened its hold on power. How has it achieved this, and how exactly does the party and the government function? What is political life like for the people of China, and how has this changed over the decades of the party's rule? Is democracy on the horizon? These are some of the questions that animate Bruce Dickson's exploration of Chinese politics today. At the core of the party's practices is a dual approach--repression when faced with existential, political threats, and responsiveness when faced with more localized economic or social unrest. Yet while the regime is responsive to a degree often unacknowledged by international observers, ultimately it is not accountable to the public. The opportunity for the public to chose leaders is limited to very local levels, and it is the party itself that chooses when to compromise and when to repress. Dickson uses this lens to illuminate a number of key questions: How are leaders chosen and how are policies made? When is protest and civic engagement allowed, and when is it suppressed? Acknowledging that the inner workings of the party remain shrouded in secrecy, Dickson draws from the full landscape of sources available to lay out what we know and what the future may hold as Xi's rule extends and takes an increasingly repressive approach to governing"--
• Titolo autorizzato: The party and the people
• ISBN: 0-691-21696-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910554227503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II