The dictator's dilemma : the Chinese Communist Party's strategy for survival /

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 exp...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dickson, Bruce J. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2016]
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: The CCP's strategy for survival
  • The heavy hand of the state
  • Mass line for modern times
  • Serving the people
  • Generating support
  • Defining democracy
  • Will the party survive?