Why China Needs Democracy by Dongxian Jiang [Paperback]

In Why China Needs Democracy, Dongxian Jiang presents a scholarly argument for constitutional democracy in China, challenging the idea that the country’s one-party system can be made sufficiently accountable through limited reforms and greater participation. Drawing on China’s political history and empirical research on democratic and authoritarian regimes, Jiang examines institutional problems, the concentration of state power and the limitations of the proposed “China Model.” He argues that constitutional democracy offers a necessary long-term framework for constraining state power and protecting ordinary citizens.