Preface 1
Ⅰ．Why study the subject "what kind of democracy do Chinese people want"? 1
Ⅱ．China's"Political Man" 5
Ⅲ．How to study"what kind of democracy do Chinese people want"and the arrangement of the book 7
Chapter Ⅰ Democracy:Good or Not? 15
Section Ⅰ Do you think democracy is good? 16
Section Ⅱ China and U.S.,which one is better? 31
Section Ⅲ Are you satisfied with the status quo of China's democracy? 48
Section Ⅳ Discussion 55
Chapter Ⅱ What Is Democracy? 63
Section Ⅰ What is democracy? 66
Section Ⅱ Consultation or voting? 76
Section Ⅲ What is the most important condition for being a Ieader? 84
Section Ⅳ Whether the secretary got it right? 91
Section Ⅴ How to evaluate two-party system? 98
Section Ⅵ Discussion 106
Chapter Ⅲ Why Do We Need Democracy? 111
Section Ⅰ What needs greatest improvement in Chinese democratization? 112
Section Ⅱ What is the most important issue to be addressed through political structure reform? 121
Section Ⅲ Where do you put freedom and rights? 129
Section Ⅳ Discussion 138
Chapter Ⅳ The Best Attitude to Politics 141
Section Ⅰ What is the best attitude towards politics? 141
Section Ⅱ To what extent the government influences your life? 151
Section Ⅲ Who should be responsible for traffic congestion? 159
Section Ⅳ What will you do in witness of a bribe? 165
Section Ⅴ Discussion 173
ChaPter Ⅴ How to Patticipate in Politics? 175
Section Ⅰ Will you push the government to change the decision when your rights are infringed? 176
Section Ⅱ How will you choose to influence the government? 194
Section Ⅲ When will you choose to parade? 205
Section Ⅳ Discussion 218
Chapter Ⅵ Actual Acts of Political Participation 221
Section Ⅰ Have you ever taken some actions to influence the government decision-making? 222
Section Ⅱ Do you like to talk about politics? 237
Section Ⅲ How to regard the direct election? 247
Section Ⅳ Discussion 269
Chapter Ⅶ Political Knowledge 273
Section Ⅰ Do you know the Russian President's name? 274
Section Ⅱ How much do you know about laws and regulations? 282
Section Ⅲ What is the significance of the 18th National Congress of the CPC? 294
Section Ⅳ Discussion 306
Chapter Ⅷ China's"Political Man" 309
Section Ⅰ What kind of democracy do Chinese people want? 309
Section Ⅱ Ethical Political Culture VS Scientific Political Culture 317
Section Ⅲ Major Findings 329
Section Ⅳ Types of China's"Political Man" 332
Conclusion China's Way to Democracy 341
Appendix Questionnaire on Political Quality of Chinese Citizens 351