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

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