Citizens and the state in authoritarian regimes : comparing China and Russia / Valerie Bunce, Karrie Koesel, and Jessica Weiss.
Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2020Description: 1 online resource (344 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780190093525 (ebook) :Subject(s): Political participation -- China | Political participation -- Russia (Federation)
| Political stability -- China | Political stability -- Russia (Federation) | Authoritarianism -- China | Authoritarianism -- Russia (Federation) | China -- Politics and government -- 2002- | Russia (Federation) -- Politics and government -- 1991-Additional Physical Form: Print version : 9780190093488DDC classification: 320.947 LOC classification: JQ1516 | .C55 2020Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: This volume compares the two most powerful authoritarian states in global politics today: Russia and China. For all their power and money, both regimes have faced difficult trade-offs in seeking both political stability and reliable information about society while confronting the West and its international influence. They have also made different choices: Russia today is a competitive authoritarian regime, while China is a non-competitive authoritarian regime. Despite the different paths taken after the tumultuous events of 1989, both regimes have returned to a more personalized form of authoritarian rule.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
This volume compares the two most powerful authoritarian states in global politics today: Russia and China. For all their power and money, both regimes have faced difficult trade-offs in seeking both political stability and reliable information about society while confronting the West and its international influence. They have also made different choices: Russia today is a competitive authoritarian regime, while China is a non-competitive authoritarian regime. Despite the different paths taken after the tumultuous events of 1989, both regimes have returned to a more personalized form of authoritarian rule.
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