... 1) Dahl defines "Democracy " as a political system which has the characteristics of being completely or almost completely responsive to all its citizens. (Dahl (1971) Page 2) Since it is almost impossible for a government to be responsive to all of its citizens, Dahl calls our everyday conception of democracy Polyarchy. So, polyarchies "are regimes that have been substantially popularized and liberalized, one which is ... of over 2,000 years of centralized authoritarian rule has buttressed the current regime. In spite of China's economic liberalization, its Communist party-state retains t...

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