![]() ![]() Perfect as a dictatorship, but brutal, destructive, and wasteful. ‘Stein Ringen shows how the Chinese state has used both fear and material inducements to build a “controlocracy” of a size and complexity unprecedented in world history. ![]() In a timely and engagingly written book, Stein Ringen systematically demolishes all the components of this claim.’ - Frank Dikötter, University of Hong Kong ‘There is no lack of scholars and pundits abroad who tell us that dictatorship in China is for the greater good. Far and away the best introduction to how the CCP dictatorship works.’ - Edward Friedman, University of Wisconsin-Madison In a lively and persuasive manner, the author vividly analyses key data in a comparative and theoretical manner. ‘This is an excellent book which asks important questions about China’s future. ‘A new interpretation of the Chinese party-state-shows the advantage that derives from a comparative theorist looking at the Chinese system.’ - Tony Saich, Harvard University ![]()
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