Media commercialization and authoritarian rule in China
Book • 2012
Daniela Stockmann's Media Commercialization and Authoritarian Rule in China investigates the paradox of how authoritarian control persists amid media marketization.
The book analyzes mechanisms through which the Chinese state steers content and public opinion despite commercial incentives that might push media toward independence.
Using empirical data, it charts the strategies of control and accommodation the state employs to retain legitimacy and suppress dissent.
The work situates media commercialization within broader political and economic reforms, showing how institutional arrangements and incentives shaped media behavior.
It contributes to understanding the interplay between market forces and authoritarian governance in contemporary China.
The book analyzes mechanisms through which the Chinese state steers content and public opinion despite commercial incentives that might push media toward independence.
Using empirical data, it charts the strategies of control and accommodation the state employs to retain legitimacy and suppress dissent.
The work situates media commercialization within broader political and economic reforms, showing how institutional arrangements and incentives shaped media behavior.
It contributes to understanding the interplay between market forces and authoritarian governance in contemporary China.
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