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China's Governance Model: Flexibility And Durability Of Pragmatic
Authoritarianism
Many studies of government in China either simply describe the political institutions or else focus critically on the weaknesses of the system such as corruption or the absence of Western-style democracy Authors of these studies fail to appreciate the surprising ability of China's government to rapidly transform a once impoverished economy and to recover from numerous crises from 1978 to the present This book on the other hand takes a more balanced more positive view This view is based on a study of changes in China's institutions for coping with critical crises in governance since 1978 These changes include better management of leadership succession better crisis management improved social welfare the management of society through treating different social groups differently depending on
their potential to rival the Party state and a variety of limited intra-party and grassroots democracy This book applies to the Chinese model the term "pragmatic authoritarianism" It explains changes to and the likely future direction of China's governance model It compares current risks in China's governance with threats that terminated dynasties and the republic in China over the past four thousand years and concludes that the regime can be expected to survive a considerable period despite its existing flaws "Few topics in Chinese politics are as significant as the nature state and prospects of the political regime While the topic had been unduly understudied for a long period of time a young generation of scholars has emerged on this subject Among others the book by Hongyi Lai stands
out and provides a comprehensive and penetrating analysis on this topicI am confident that his book will make a significant contribution to the study of Chinese politics and may well define the debate on China's political development governance and model for years to come" - Yongnian Zheng Director East Asian Institute National University of Singapore
their potential to rival the Party state and a variety of limited intra-party and grassroots democracy This book applies to the Chinese model the term "pragmatic authoritarianism" It explains changes to and the likely future direction of China's governance model It compares current risks in China's governance with threats that terminated dynasties and the republic in China over the past four thousand years and concludes that the regime can be expected to survive a considerable period despite its existing flaws "Few topics in Chinese politics are as significant as the nature state and prospects of the political regime While the topic had been unduly understudied for a long period of time a young generation of scholars has emerged on this subject Among others the book by Hongyi Lai stands
out and provides a comprehensive and penetrating analysis on this topicI am confident that his book will make a significant contribution to the study of Chinese politics and may well define the debate on China's political development governance and model for years to come" - Yongnian Zheng Director East Asian Institute National University of Singapore
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