The main objective of this paper is to explore prospects of democracy in
contemporary China in presence of unprecedented economic growth since late
1970s. Chinese political system has created huge controversy as some scholars are
of the view that massive economic development will not usher in liberal democracy
because of Chinese Confucius culture. The main finding of this study is that China is
most likely to become a democracy and will join the society of other democratic
states in near future. This study has been divided in three sections. The first section
presents a short analysis of contemporary China’s rise. The second section deals
with the connection between economic development and democracy. The third
section presents an overview of analysis of the scholars who are less hopeful of
future of democracy in China. After discussing their point of view, the third section
suggests that why such arguments do not hold ground and why prospects of
democracy are bright in near future in China.
Ali Jibran, Manzoor Khan Afridi. (2019) The Connection between Economic Development and Democracy: Prospects of Democracy in Contemporary China, , Volume-13, Issue-1.