About the Book

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. 1. Comparing and Rethinking Political Change in China and Taiwan 1
5. Part 1. Civil Society and the State
6. 2. The Evolution of Political Values 25
7. 3. Intellectual Pluralism and Dissent 49
8. 4. Religion and the Emergence of Civil Society 79
9. 5. Business Groups: For or Against the Regime? 95
10. Part 2. Regime Responses
11. Part 2 Regime Responses 115
12. 6. Responsive Authoritarianism 115
13. 7. Developing the Rule of Law 135
14. 8. Competitive Elections 161
15. 9. International Pressures and Domestic Pushback 185
16. Part 3. Looking Forward
17. 10. Taiwan’s Democratic Transition: A Model for China? 213
18. 11. Why China’s Democratic Transition Will Differ from Taiwan’s 243
19. References 259
20. The Contributors 291
21. Index 295
22. About the Book 309