在众多的现代民主理论中,邓小平同志的“小民主”理论极为引人注目。尤其在去年那场政治风波平息前后邓小平同志重申要搞“小民主”的主张以后,情况就更是如此。 “小民主”的概念在我国源于50年代中叶。当时,匈牙利事件刚发生不久,针对那种成干上万的人上街闹事的行动,中国共产党采取了一些比较审慎的加强民主政 Among numerous theories of modern democracy, Comrade Deng Xiaoping’s theory of “small democracy” has attracted the most attention. This is especially the case even after Comrade Deng Xiaoping reiterated his attitude towards “small democracy” before and after the political turmoil last year. “Small democracy ” concept in our country from the mid-50s. At that time, just after the Hungarian incident took place, the Chinese Communist Party took some more cautious steps toward strengthening the democratic administration in response to the troublemaking of tens of thousands of people in the streets.