In an earlier post, I wrote on Rogers' research on innovation in centralized economies. This assertion is supported by Professor Shoulong Mao's article on the 村民自治与民主政治的制度演进［Systemic Evolution of Rural Autonomy and Democratic Politics］.
"China is a country with a long-standing tradition of the centralization of state power. In this kind of country, any systemic innovation must gain high level approval. China's rural-level democracy developed under the support of high level leaders. High level leaders, especially the hard work and dedication of [Chairman] Peng [of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress], are the key element to the initiation of basic Chinese democratic development. (The construction of the Chinese market economy also started like this.)"
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