POLITICAL CIVILIZATION AND MODERNIZATION IN CHINA<br> The Political Context of China's Transformation

POLITICAL CIVILIZATION AND MODERNIZATION IN CHINA
The Political Context of China's Transformation

CONTENTS


FRONT MATTER	i
Introduction Yang Zhong and Shiping Hua	1
The Essence of Promoting “Political Civilization” in China: Institution Building Weixing Chen	11
Corruption and Institution Building in Transitional China Yufan Hao	35
From Conflicts to Convergence: Modernity and the Changing Chinese Political Culture Baogang Guo	69
Democratic Values Among Chinese Peasantry: An Empirical Study Yang Zhong	95
Democracy and the Governing Party: A Theoretical Perspective Brantly Womack	121
Self-Reform Within Authoritarian Regimes: Reallocations of Power in Contemporary China Sophie Richardson	149
Political and Practical Obstacles to Reform of the Judiciary and the Establishment of a Rule of Law in China Jean-Pierre Cabestan	175
Public Participation and the Democratization of Chinese Governance Jamie P. Horsley	207
Rights Consciousness, Economic Interests, and the 2003 District-level People's Congress Elections in China: Middle-Class Motivations and Democratic Implications Xinsong Wang	251
The Role of Media in Democratization: Origins, Characteristics, and Implications of China's Public Forum TV Programs Junhao Hong	289
BACK MATTER	309
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