The China Model: Political Meritocracy and the Limits of Democracy Isum The four girls at Garabandal

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The China Model: Political Meritocracy and the Limits of Democracy Isum The four girls at GarabandalHow China's political model could prove to be a viable alternative to Western democracy Westerners tend to divide the political world into good democracies and "bad" authoritarian regimes. But the Chinese political model does not fit neatly in either category. Over the past three decades, China has evolved a political system that can best be described as "political meritocracy." The China Model seeks to understand the ideals and the reality of this