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  • Autocracy 2.0: How China's Rise Reinvented Tyranny

    Autocracy 2.0 by Lind, Jennifer;

    How China's Rise Reinvented Tyranny

    Series: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs;

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    Product details:

    • Publisher Cornell University Press
    • Date of Publication 15 November 2025

    • ISBN 9781501784149
    • Binding Hardback
    • No. of pages244 pages
    • Size 229x152x21 mm
    • Weight 907 g
    • Language English
    • Illustrations 3 graphs - 3 Graphs Graphs
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    In Autocracy 2.0, Jennifer Lind reveals how China's leaders defied expectations and propelled the country to innovation-superpower status - and what that means for the balance of power and global struggle between democracy and authoritarianism.

    In 2008, the world watched in awe as 2,008 men pounded Fou drums in unison at the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony - a spectacle that heralded China's arrival as a global powerhouse. Yet even as China's economy skyrocketed, skeptics scoffed at its ability to lead in tech, arguing that its authoritarian institutions smother true innovation. Lind dismantles this assumption, showing that China has not just kept pace; it has, in fact, surged ahead.

    Coupling hard data with razor-sharp analysis, Lind shows that China's ascent was fueled by what she calls ""smart authoritarianism"": a model of governance in which autocratic leaders temper tight political control with inclusive economic measures. By balancing proinnovation policies with tools of repression, China's leaders have obtained political control and economic growth. These smart authoritarians, Lind observes, are not the brass-knuckled dictators of the past - they are their polished Savile Row–clad progeny, and they are found not only in China but also in authoritarian regimes worldwide.

    Compelling and incisive, Autocracy 2.0 is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand China's meteoric rise and how today's autocrats are reshaping the technological frontier, governance, and the global balance of power.

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