The Autocrat's Predicament: The Political Peril of Economic Upgrade in Single-Party Authoritarian Regimes

by Timothy R. Heath

The theory of the "enabling condition" explains how favorable political conditions can facilitate economic upgrade. Through a case study comparison involving five single party, authoritarian regimes, it concludes that China's unfavorable political situation augurs ill for its ambitions to build a highly productive economy.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1666947393
• ISBN13: 9781666947397
• Release Date: November 2023
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"