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| Title: | The 'externalities of development' : can new political institutions manage rural conflict? |
| Authors: | Zweig, David |
| Keywords: | China
Externalities
Rural development
Social conflicts |
| Issue Date: | 10-Mar-1999 |
| Series/Report no.: | Working Papers in the Social Sciences ; No. 45 |
| Abstract: | Rapid economic development is highly destabilizing, and in China today ‘externalities’ associated with accelerated economic growth are generating widespread protests. Thus the pages of newspapers worldwide – in Hong Kong, New York and even China – are replete with detailed stories of villagers joining together in protest marches. But as Hungtington warned, if political demands overwhelm weak political institutions, political participation can trigger ‘political decay’. But what is the current situation in rural China today? Why do protests appear to be so frequent? What are the political and legal institutions that the leadership hopes will manage this increased demand for conflict resolution? |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1783.1/1194 |
| Appears in Collections: | SOSC Working Papers
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