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...shatter such long-held assumptions. As the chief beneficiaries of China's economic success, young professionals have more and more tied up in preserving the status quo. The last thing they want is a populist politician winning over the country's hundreds of millions of have-nots on a rural-reform, stick-it-to-the-cities agenda...
...which means democracy isn't likely to come to China anytime soon. And that poses challenges for Western policymakers as they try to engage China without condoning the Communist Party's record of political repression and its failures to improve the lives of the country's rural poor. China watchers say the Me generation's reluctance to agitate for reform is driven in part by a reluctance to tarnish China's moment in the sun. "They are proud of what China has accomplished, and very positive about the government," says P.T. Black, who conducts extensive marketing research for a Shanghai...
...result, China's rulers face a dilemma: the very policies that cater to the urban middle class come at the expense of the rural poor. So far the government is erring on the side of the rich. In March the government pledged to address problems plaguing the country's peasants, such as access to medical treatment and schooling, health insurance and the disparity between urban and rural incomes. And yet a relatively small portion of the budget was set aside to address the concerns of the peasantry, with the bulk of spending still concentrated on stoking the booming economy...
Like thousands of places in rural Africa, the Tanzanian village of Mbola is a community of very hardworking people struggling to find their way out of extreme poverty. They are taking every possible action to improve their condition, as is Tanzania's democratically elected President, the impressive Jakaya Kikwete. With a little help from us, they will make it onto the ladder of economic development...
...Volunteers from a U.S. Navy ship were visiting this rural African village on a goodwill mission. They handed out treats everywhere they went; the program was dubbed “Candy for Africa.” Each time, the intended gesture of generosity spiraled out of control...