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OverviewThis book examines the evolution of China’s entrepreneurial class and prospects for entrepreneurial-driven political institutional change. The author argues that decades of economic reforms and social transformation have illuminated a fundamental contradiction in contemporary China—a rule by law closed political system governing over an emergent entrepreneurial class requiring property protection—that requires resolution. The author argues that the Chinese Communist Party has one of two choices: crush the entrepreneurial class, and with it, economic growth and the party’s legitimacy, or cede to the entrepreneurs’ demands for the rule of law and political representation. The author’s interviews with Chinese entrepreneurs show the rise of liberal qualities—rationality, autonomy, property-law interests, political awareness and political agency—among China’s new entrepreneurial class. As such, the author believes that this liberal trajectory among China’s entrepreneurs, in conjunction with a lack of viable alternatives for the party, will translate into a new Chinese liberalism and ultimately political change. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Michael DrakePublisher: Lexington Books Imprint: Lexington Books Dimensions: Width: 16.10cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.80cm Weight: 0.426kg ISBN: 9781793619976ISBN 10: 1793619972 Pages: 168 Publication Date: 14 October 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsChapter One: Introduction: The Search for a Renewed Chinese Liberalism Chapter Two: Liberal Class Development in England and France Chapter Three: Illiberal Class Development in China: 907-1976 Chapter Four: China's Private Entrepreneurs: Economic Rationality and Autonomy Chapter Five: China's Private Entrepreneurs: State Predation and the Rise of Property-Law Interests Chapter Six: China's Private Entrepreneurs: the Formation of Liberal Political Values? Chapter Seven: Conclusion: Prospects for a Contemporary Chinese BourgeoisieReviewsIn this ground-breaking study, Michael Drake provides a comprehensive evaluation of China's entrepreneurs as members of a new economic and political class. In contrast to research that emphasizes China's political immobilism, Drake argues convincingly that this class can and will seek liberal transformation in coming years. As such, it provides an essential contribution to the debate on China's political future.--David Kerr, Durham University Author InformationMichael Drake is an independent scholar. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |