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Introduction Larry Diamond, Marc F. Plattner -- I. Democracy and liberty: universal values? -- Democracy as a universal value Amartya Sen -- Buddhism, Asian values, and democracy His Holiness The Dalai Lama -- Confucianism and democracy Francis Fukuyama -- Muslims and democracy Abdou Filali-Ansary -- How far can free government travel? Giovanni Sartori -- Democracy and liberty: the cultural connection Russell Bova -- From liberalism to liberal democracy Marc F. Plattner -- II. Consolidating democracy -- Toward consolidated democracies Juan J. Linz and Alfred Stepan -- Illusions about consolidation Guillermo O'Donnell -- O'Donnell's "illusions": a rejoinder Richard Gunther, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, and Hans Jürgen Puhle -- Illusions and conceptual flaws: a response Guillermo O'Donnell -- What is democratic consolidation? Andreas Schedler -- III. Foundations of successful democracy -- What makes democracies endure? Adam Przeworski, Michael E. Alvarez. José Antonio Cheibub, and Fernando Limongi -- Party systems in the third wave Scott Mainwaring -- What makes elections free and fair? Jørgen Elklit and Palle Svensson -- Federalism and democracy: beyond the U.S. model Alfred Stepan -- Markets, law, and democracy Charles Fried -- Free politics and free markets in Latin America Jorge I. Domínguez -- New jurisprudence for Africa H. Kwasi Prempeh -- How democracies control the military Richard H. Kohn -- IV. Prospects and challenges for democracy in the new century -- Quarter-century of declining confidence Susan J. Pharr, Robert D. Putnam, and Russell J. Dalton -- Latin America at the century's turn Abraham F. Lowenthal -- Postcommunist divide Jacques Rupnik -- Putin's Russia: one step forward, two steps back Michael McFaul -- Will China democratize? Michel Oksenberg -- Is Pakistan the (reverse) wave of the future? Larry Diamond

"While China has achieved extraordinary economic success as it has moved toward open markets and international trade, its leadership maintains its authoritarian grip, repressing political movements, controlling all internet traffic, and opposing any democratic activity. Because of its huge population, more than half the people in the world who lack political freedom live in China. Its undemocratic example is attractive to other authoritarian regimes. But can China continue its growth without political reform? In Will China Democratize?, Andrew J. Nathan, Larry Diamond, and Marc F. Plattner present valuable analysis for anyone interested in this significant yet perplexing question.Since the Journal of Democracy's very first issue in January 1990, which featured articles reflecting on the then-recent Tiananmen Square massacre, the Journal has regularly published articles about China and its politics. By bringing together the wide spectrum of views that have appeared in the Journal's pages--from contributors including Fang Lizhi, Perry Link, Michel Oksenberg, Minxin Pei, Henry S. Rowen, and Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo-- Will China Democratize? provides a clear view of the complex forces driving change in China's regime and society.Whether China will democratize--and if so, when and how--has not become any easier to answer today, but it is more crucial for the future of international politics than ever before"--