Media Commercialization and Authoritarian Rule in China [Paperback]

Stockmann argues that the consequences of introducing market forces to the media depend on the institutional design of the state.In Media Commercialization and Authoritarian Rule in China, Daniela Stockmann argues that the consequences of introducing market forces to the media depend on the institutional design of the state. In one-party regimes such as China, market-based media promote regime stability rather than destabilizing authoritarianism or bringing about democracy. By analyzing the Chinese media, Stockmann ties trends of market liberalism in China to other authoritarian regimes. This book links censorship among journalists with patterns of media consumption and media's effects on public opinion.In Media Commercialization and Authoritarian Rule in China, Daniela Stockmann argues that the consequences of introducing market forces to the media depend on the institutional design of the state. In one-party regimes such as China, market-based media promote regime stability rather than destabilizing authoritarianism or bringing about democracy. By analyzing the Chinese media, Stockmann ties trends of market liberalism in China to other authoritarian regimes. This book links censorship among journalists with patterns of media consumption and media's effects on public opinion.In most liberal democracies commercialized media is taken for granted, but in many authoritarian regimes the introduction of market forces in the media represents a radical break from the past with uncertain political and social implications. In Media Commercialization and Authoritarian Rule in China, Daniela Stockmann argues that the consequences of media marketization depend on the institutional design of the state. In one-party regimes such as China, market-based media promote regime stability rather than destabilizing authoritarianism or bringing about democracy. By analyzing the Chinese media, Stockmann ties trends of market liberalism in China to other authoritarian regimes in the Middle lƒ%