Reviving Legitimacy: Lessons for and from China

by Sujian Guo and Deng Zhenglai

The Chinese government has attempted to bolster its legitimacy as a political response to emerging social, cultural, political, economic, environmental challenges and crises experienced during market-oriented reforms and rapid modernization in China. However, contrary to the Western preference for liberal democracy and "procedural legitimacy," the Chinese government's attempt at bolstering legitimacy has emphasized performance-based, responsibility-based,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739165224
• ISBN13: 9780739165225
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.0"