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Erschienen in: Journal of Chinese Political Science 2/2019

07.02.2019 | Book Review

Rory Truex, Making Autocracy Work: Representation and Responsiveness in Modern China

(Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 2016), 213pp. $34.99

verfasst von: Greg Distelhorst

Erschienen in: Journal of Chinese Political Science | Ausgabe 2/2019

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Why do nondemocracies have democratic-looking political institutions? We can observe parliamentary proceedings in countries like Uzbekistan, Vietnam, and Cuba. This dissonance—between political systems clearly designed to inhibit political competition and institutions like legislatures, elections, and opposition parties—has provoked a rich body of research into authoritarian institutions over the last two decades. …

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Zurück zum Zitat Manion’s (2015) Survey research on local congresses suggests that many Chinese citizens are paying little attention to People’s Congress deputies who serve at the local level. However, the annual political theater around China’s National People’s Congress is hard to miss. Manion’s (2015) Survey research on local congresses suggests that many Chinese citizens are paying little attention to People’s Congress deputies who serve at the local level. However, the annual political theater around China’s National People’s Congress is hard to miss.
Metadaten
Titel
Rory Truex, Making Autocracy Work: Representation and Responsiveness in Modern China
(Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 2016), 213pp. $34.99
verfasst von
Greg Distelhorst
Publikationsdatum
07.02.2019
Verlag
Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in
Journal of Chinese Political Science / Ausgabe 2/2019
Print ISSN: 1080-6954
Elektronische ISSN: 1874-6357
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11366-018-09601-y

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