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The China Model
Daniel A. Bell
3.62 (274 Reviews)
Politics
Philosophy
Economics
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Bell challenges Western democracy, proposing China's meritocracy as a viable alternative. Sparking fierce academic debate, his "vertical model" draws from Confucian tradition while questioning electoral politics. What if democracy isn't the only path to effective governance in the modern world?

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Democracy's Sacred Status Meets Its Challenger

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In a viral cartoon that once circulated online, Xi Jinping's decades-long ascent through China's government ranks was contrasted with Barack Obama's campaign-finance-driven path to power. The implicit message was provocative: could China's meritocratic selection of leaders produce better governance than Western democracy? This question lies at the heart of Daniel Bell's analysis of what he calls "the China model" - a political system that combines democracy at the local level, experimentation in the middle, and meritocracy at the top. As Western democracies struggle with polarization and governance challenges while China continues its remarkable economic rise, we're forced to reconsider our fundamental assumptions about legitimate political systems. What if electoral democracy, despite its near-sacred status in Western discourse, contains fundamental flaws that alternative systems might better address?

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The Tyranny of Uninformed Voters and Wealthy Interests

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The Blind Spots of Electoral Systems

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Meritocracy in Theory and Practice

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Beyond Either/Or: Toward Political Coexistence

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