Are We Becoming More Democratic? Economic Development, Individuals’ Social Backgrounds, and Attitudes toward Democracy in China
China's economy has grown rapidly in the last four decades; however, it shows no significant democracy within the country. China's case thus violates modernization theory, creating a major puzzle for specialists and democracy theorists. Since individuals' attitudes toward democracy are essential power to promote democratization in one country, it is important to explore how economic development influences the attitudes of Chinese people. However, no previous studies have focused on this point in China, and therefore, it is necessary to be demonstrated. Furthermore, because people with different social backgrounds, such as generations, CCP membership and social class, may have different benefits in economic development, the effect of economic development on attitudes toward democracy may be changed by these social backgrounds. It is also necessary to be demonstrated. The current study uses the nationwide time-series cross-sectional dataset – CGSS 2003 and 2013 – to solve these problems, and the multilevel analyses yielded four results: 1) the economic development within a province indeed promoted people's attitudes toward democracy; 2) the influence of economic development only exists among people who were born after 1979; 3) the influence of economic development is greater among CCP members; and 4) the influence of economic development is larger among people in the middle class
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2020
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Authors: | Ye, Maoxin |
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[2020]: [S.l.] : SSRN |
Subject: | China | Demokratie | Democracy | Entwicklung | Economic development |
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freely available
Extent: | 1 Online-Ressource (26 p) |
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Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Language: | English |
Notes: | Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments June 29, 2019 erstellt |
Other identifiers: | 10.2139/ssrn.3412143 [DOI] |
Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012848761
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