Democracy in China: Does Taiwan set an Example? Similarities and differences in regime development between Taiwan and People’s Republic of China
Democracy in China: Does Taiwan set an Example? Similarities and differences in regime development between Taiwan and People’s Republic of China

Author(s): Jiří Suchánek
Subject(s): Governance, Economic policy, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: AMO – Asociace pro mezinárodní otázky
Keywords: Taiwan; People’s Republic of China; democracy; Leninism and nationalism; economic development; GDP per capita; political participation; democratization; cultural similarities; political transition;
Summary/Abstract: The goal of this paper is to compare both countries within three general sets of indicators: economic development (especially in GDP per capita), support for the democratic values among the population and level of the political participation. This comparison will be made not only between China and Taiwan overall, but where the data will be available, I will include examples from Chinese provinces, for the sake of avoiding the problematic “factor of size”. In other words, I will strive to answer whether we can find similar indicators, which have a key impact on democratization (such as economic development), or patterns in the perception of democracy and political participation, and if yes, how far they could be considered as an example for China´s political transition.

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