At the Crossroads of Post-Communist Modernisation Russia and China in Comparative Perspective

Организация: Macmillan Publishers Limited

Издательство: Palgrave Macmillan

ISBN: 978-0-230-36392-2

This paper examines the different paths of post-communist transition in China and Russia by analyzing their modernization projects in the past. The author claims that the countries share the same impetus to modernize and catch up with the West, though following different strategies. The paper concludes that both countries promote the illusion that they can modernize without further democratic reforms.

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