Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Why China’s Middle Class Supports the Communist Party. By David S.G. Goodman.

Why China’s middle class supports the Communist Party. By David S.G. Goodman. The Christian Science Monitor, October 22, 2013.

Those in the West commonly believe that economic growth and a burgeoning middle class in China will lead to democratic reform. But research on China’s middle class shows its lack of opposition to the Communist regime as well as some support for the party-state.