Autocrat's Predicament: The Political Peril of Economic Upgrade in Single-Party Authoritarian Regimes

The theory of the "enabling condition" explains how favorable political conditions can facilitate economic upgrade. Through a case study comparison involving five single party, authoritarian regimes, it concludes that China's unfavorable political situation augurs ill for its ambitions to build a highly productive economy.

• | Author: Timothy R. Heath
• | Publisher: Lexington Books
• | Publication Date: Nov 15, 2023
• | Number of Pages: 232 pages
• | Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
• | ISBN-10: 1666947393
• | ISBN-13: 9781666947397