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Daedalus 143:2 (Spring 2014) - Growing Pains in a Rising China

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Daedalus 143:2 (Spring 2014) - Growing Pains in a Rising China

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Dædalus was founded in 1955 as the Journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. It draws on the enormous intellectual capacity of the American Academy, whose members are among the nation's most prominent thinkers in the arts, sciences, and humanities. The theme for the Spring 2014 issue is "Growing Pains in a Rising China." Contents: Growing Pains: Challenges for a Rising China Elizabeth J. Perry China’s Economy: Complacency, Crisis & the Challenge of Reform Barry Naughton Demographic Challenges for a Rising China Deborah S. Davis Soaring Income Gaps: China in Comparative Perspective Martin King Whyte Correcting Past Health Policy Mistakes William C. Hsiao State Schemes or Safety Nets? China’s Push for Universal Coverage Mark W. Frazier China’s Workers Movement & the End of the Rapid-Growth Era Mary E. Gallagher Legal Reform: China’s Law-Stability Paradox Benjamin L. Liebman Internet Activism & the Party-State in China Guobin Yang State & Social Protest Ching Kwan Lee The Politics of Increasing Religious Diversity in China Robert P. Weller The Chinese Century? The Challenges of Higher Education William C. Kirby China & Globalization Jeffrey Wasserstrom Local Governance in China: Incentives & Tensions Joseph Fewsmith & Xiang Gao Environmental Governance in China: State Control to Crisis Management Elizabeth Economy

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