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100	1		_aDickson, Bruce J., _eauthor. _973406
245	1	4	_aThe Party and the People : _bChinese Politics in the 21st Century
264		1	_aPrinceton : _bPrinceton University Press, _c2021.
300			_ax, 315 pages : _billustrations ; _c25 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aWhat 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?
520			_a"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"-- _cProvided by publisher.
610	2	0	_aZhongguo gong chan dang. _973407
650		0	_aPolitical parties _zChina _xHistory. _973408
650		0	_aPolitical leadership _zChina. _973409
650		0	_aPolitical planning _zChina. _973410
651		0	_aChina _xPolitics and government _y1949- _973411
776	0	8	_iOnline version: _aDickson, Bruce J. _tParty and the people _dPrinceton : Princeton University Press, [2021] _z9780691216966 _w(DLC) 2020032358
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