Citizens and the state in authoritarian regimes : comparing China and Russia / Valerie Bunce, Karrie Koesel, and Jessica Weiss. - 1 online resource (344 pages). - Oxford scholarship online . - Oxford scholarship online. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This volume compares the two most powerful authoritarian states in global politics today: Russia and China. For all their power and money, both regimes have faced difficult trade-offs in seeking both political stability and reliable information about society while confronting the West and its international influence. They have also made different choices: Russia today is a competitive authoritarian regime, while China is a non-competitive authoritarian regime. Despite the different paths taken after the tumultuous events of 1989, both regimes have returned to a more personalized form of authoritarian rule.

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Political participation--China.
Political participation--Russia (Federation)
Political stability--China.
Political stability--Russia (Federation)
Authoritarianism--China.
Authoritarianism--Russia (Federation)


China--Politics and government--2002-
Russia (Federation)--Politics and government--1991-

JQ1516 / .C55 2020

320.947