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Discuss Autocracy 2.0: How China's Ris e Reinvented Tyranny by Jennifer Lind.

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Coupling hard data wit h razor-sharp analysis\, Jennifer Lind shows that China's ascent was fuele d by what she calls "smart authoritarianism": a model of governance in whi ch autocratic leaders temper tight political control with inclusive econom ic measures. By balancing pro-innovation policies with tools of repression \, China's leaders have obtained political control and economic growth. Th ese smart authoritarians\, Lind observes\, are not the brass-knuckled dict ators of the past\; they are their polished Savile Row&ndash\;clad progeny \, and they are found not only in China but also in authoritarian regimes worldwide.

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

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