"The contradiction between China's increasingly open, globalised economy and its still "closed," authoritarian political system raises several more fascinating questions ... : What does the Chinese experience say about the kind of government best able to promote rapid economic development? Is a strong, authoritarian regime required for such a task? How has the Chinese Communist Part been able to resist the pressures for democratisation that usually accompany the social, economic, and cultural changes that modernisation brings?" (Quoted from book)