What is it like to be a Westerner teaching political philosophy in an officially Marxist state? Why do Chinese sex workers sing karaoke with their customers? And why do some Communist Party cadres get promoted if they care for their...

Westerners tend to divide the political world into "good" democracies and "bad" authoritarian regimes. But the Chinese political model does not fit neatly in either category. Over the past three decades, China has evolved a political...

Just Hierarchy von Bell, Daniel A.

"The China Model: Political Meritocracy and the Limits of Democracy" von Daniel A. Bell untersucht das politische System Chinas und stellt es als eine Form der politischen Meritokratie dar, bei der Führungskräfte basierend auf ihren...