Author: Michel Oksenberg | Journal of Democracy

Michel Oksenberg is a senior fellow of the Asia/Pacific Research Center at Stanford University. He served as president of the East-West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, from 1992 to 1995, and taught at the University of Michigan from 1973 to 1992. His recent publications include The Chinese Future (1997).

January 1998, Volume 9, Issue 1

Will China Democratize? Confronting a Classic Dilemma

Michel Oksenberg

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Will China Democratize?

Marc F. Plattner
Larry Diamond
Andrew J. Nathan

Although China has achieved extraordinary economic success without the CCP regime loosening its authoritarian grip, can the country continue its growth without political reform?

The Global Divergence of Democracies

Marc F. Plattner
Larry Diamond

Drawn from outstanding articles published in the Journal of Democracy, The Global Divergence of Democracies follows the enthusiastically received earlier volume, The Global Resurgence of Democracy.