摘要： 中国近四十年的崛起与其独特的政治模式密不可分。该模式具有鲜明的尚贤特色，并融合了民主与试验的要素，可被概括为一种基层民主—中间试验—上层尚贤的垂直民主尚贤制。该模式也是一种能够激励现实的理想，即便它在理想与现实之间仍有较大差距。该模式虽然难以被不具备与中国的历史经验相似的国家模仿，但其中的某些要素仍可以被其他国家有选择性地学习和借鉴。

关键词: 贤能政治, 试验, 民主, 垂直民主尚贤制

Abstract: China’s rise in the recent four decades is closely related to its unique political model. This model can be described as a vertical democratic meritocracy, with local democracy at the bottom, experimentation in the middle and political meritocracy at the top. The model is an ideal that inspires the reality, though there remains a large gap between the ideal and the reality. The model is dif?cult to export as a whole to countries that lack China’s historical experience, but elements of the model can be selectively learned by other countries.

Key words:  , political model, test, democratic, Vertical Democratic Meritocracy