Comparison.20

Author: Wu Jinglian
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: This issue of Comparison focuses on the "Scientific Development Concept" and "Harmonious Society" proposed by the central government, providing theoretical and policy analysis on environmental protection. Nobel laureates and U.S. policymakers discuss how to utilize market mechanisms to provide feasible means for environmental governance and how to design and formulate environmental policies using economic concepts and methods. At the same time, this issue of Comparison also includes some highly engaging readings, such as "Japan's Construction Frenzy," exploring the devastating impacts of Japan's nationwide construction boom, including the rapid development of highways and dams; another example is "Reading Habits of Urban Residents in China," which analyzes the uneven distribution of cultural capital based on surveys of residents' reading habits.