The Pitfall of Democratization

From History and Reality-some revelations

 

Zhang Lun

14th March 1999

 

  1. Democracy of Morality and Morality of Democracy

---- The Moralized concept of Democracy of the Chinese

People.

 

2 The Authority of the Majority and the freedom of the Minority

---- The Authority of Democracy and the Individuals Freedoms

and Rights

 

3 Democracy on the Book and Democracy in Practice

---- The keys of Transformation and Democratization

 

4 Reference to the Populace and Governance of the Elite

---- The role of the Elite and their Relationship with the Populace

 

The above parts all cover a very wide scope. Appropriate additions and deductions are made to adjust the length of the articles. Events and experiences are drawn from lessons learnt from the democratization attempts of modern. China, and democratic transformation of Eastern Europe, South Asia and Latin America.