The dictator's dilemma : (Record no. 75551)
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| fixed length control field | 03141cam a2200205 i 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780190228552 (hardback) |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 324.251/075 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Dickson, Bruce J., |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The dictator's dilemma : |
| Sub Title | the Chinese Communist Party's strategy for survival / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Bruce J. Dickson, George Washington University. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xii, 352 pages ; |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-339) and index. |
| 505 8# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Machine generated contents note: -- CONTENTS -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. THE HEAVY HAND OF THE STATE -- 3. MASS LINE FOR MODERN TIMES -- 4. SERVING THE PEOPLE -- 5. GENERATING SUPPORT -- 6. DEFINING DEMOCRACY -- 7. WILL THE PARTY SURVIVE? -- APPENDICES. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | " Many observers predicted the collapse of the Chinese Communist Party following the Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989, and again following the serial collapse of communist regimes behind the Iron Curtain. Their prediction, however, never proved true. Despite minor setbacks, China has experienced explosive economic growth and relative political stability ever since 1989. In The Dictator's Dilemma, eminent China scholar Bruce Dickson provides a comprehensive explanation for regime's continued survival and prosperity. Dickson contends that the popular media narrative of the party's impending implosion ignores some basic facts. The regime's policies may generate resentment and protest, but the CCP still enjoys a surprisingly high level of popular support. Nor is the party is not cut off from the people it governs. It consults with a wide range of specialists, stakeholders, and members of the general public in a selective yet extensive manner. Further, it tolerates and even encourages a growing and diverse civil society, even while restricting access to it. Today, the majority of Chinese people see the regime as increasingly democratic even though it does not allow political competition and its leaders are not accountable to the electorate. In short, while the Chinese people may prefer change, they prefer that it occurs within the existing political framework. In reaching this conclusion, Dickson draws upon original public opinion surveys, interviews, and published materials to explain why there is so much popular support for the regime. This basic stability is a familiar story to China specialists, but not to those whose knowledge of contemporary China is limited to the popular media. The Dictator's Dilemma, an engaging synthesis of how the CCP rules and its future prospects, will enlighten both audiences, and will be essential for anyone interested in understanding China's increasing importance in world politics. "-- |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | "In The Dictator's Dilemma, eminent China scholar Bruce Dickson explains in highly accessible prose why the Communist Party regime has survived and prospered, despite constant predictions of its weakening and demise"-- |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Political stability |
| Geographic subdivision | China. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Public opinion |
| Geographic subdivision | China. |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Communism & Socialism. |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession Number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Political Science | Prof. Ram Dayal Munda Central Library | Prof. Ram Dayal Munda Central Library | 17.06.2019 | 324.251/075 | 59322 | 17.06.2019 | Books |