Democracy Is a Good Thing

"Democracy is a good thing. This is true not only for individuals or certain officials but also for the entire nation and for all the people of China."Yu Keping So begins "Democracy Is a Good Thing," an essay of great influence that has commanded attention and provoked discussion throughout the world. It is the touchstone of this important volume of the same name. As one of China's foremost political thinkers and a leading proponent of democratizing the People's Republic, Yu Keping is a major fi