2015
DOI: 10.1007/s11366-015-9345-3
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The Impact of Economic Development on Political Interest Across Social Classes in China: Turning the Chinese Dream into a Chinese Reality?

Abstract: Modernization theory has been instrumental to our understanding of the conditions necessary for a democratic transition. Proponents suggest a link between economic development and political development where the former leads to a stronger middle class with a greater interest in politics, potentially resulting in demands on the regime for concessions. Recent findings, however, suggest modernization theory is incomplete. On the one hand, the working class may play a crucial role in the regime concession-demandin… Show more

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“…However, in later development, modernization theory is found to be inadequate. But despite the limited features that these two categories of development offer to change the regime, it is still widely accepted in China (Owen, 2015).…”
Section: Racism and Social Classismmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, in later development, modernization theory is found to be inadequate. But despite the limited features that these two categories of development offer to change the regime, it is still widely accepted in China (Owen, 2015).…”
Section: Racism and Social Classismmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…He specifies that empirical studies demonstrate that both social classes (the working class and the middle class) are politically apathetic and do not take any action towards changing the existing political regime. BThe social classes of modern China support the policy of the Chinese communist party with the view that 'the Chinese Dream' should be rendered China's reality,^concludes D. Owen [38].…”
Section: Bthe Great Chinese Dream^conceptmentioning
confidence: 99%