Since the late 1970s China has undergone a great transformation, during which time the country has witnessed an outpouring of competing schools of thought. This book analyzes the major schools of political thought redefining China's transformation and the role Chinese thinkers are playing in the post-Mao era.

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He Li is Professor of Political Science at Merrimack College, USA. His books include From Revolution to Reform: A Comparative Study of China and Mexico (2003), Sino-Latin American Economic Relations (1991), and Chinese Labyrinth: Exploring China's Model of Development (co-edited with Baogang Guo, 2011). He is also the series editor of the Modern Chinese Thinkers series.

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Introduction: Ideas and China's Transformation PART I: CONTEMPORARY CHINESE POLITICAL THOUGHT 1. Liberalism 2. Neo-authoritarianism 3. China's New Left 4. Democratic Socialism 5. New Confucianism PART II: INTELLECTUAL DISCOURSE ON CRITICAL ISSUES 6. Chinese Intellectual Discourse on Democracy 7. Debating China's Economic Reform 8. Debate over Legitimacy 9. Conclusion: Fragmentation and Consensus