Popular Political Support in Urban China
- ISBN-10
- 0804749590
- ISBN-13
- 9780804749596
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 230
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- Woodrow Wilson Center Press
- Author
- Jie Chen
Description
On the basis of three carefully drawn surveys of Beijing residents between 1995 and 1999, the author finds that diffuse support for the current political system—based on attitudes toward institutions and values—remains strong, at least among city-dwellers, though it is gradually declining.
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