"This book makes a compelling case for the continuing strength of China's one-party system, showing that most Chinese, influenced by China's traditional culture and even more so by the regime's Soviet ideology, institutions, and modus operandi, are choosing security, stability, and prosperity over democracy"-- Provided by publisher.

Introduction: The Chinese political regime's future : a resurgent debate -- China's current political system : a strong, sustainable, authoritarian equilibrium -- Bureaucratic tradition and Soviet model : patterns of state hegemony -- Democratic culture : repressed, fragile, and distorted -- Civil society : leashed by the party-state -- The role of elites : shaping political evolution -- China's future : towards an authoritarian and imperial political system -- Conclusion: A regime on extended reprieve.

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