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The Chinese and their government are wedded to a different conception of society and polity: community-based rather than individualist, state-centric rather than liberal, authoritarian rather than democratic. China has 2,000 years of history as a distinct civilization from which to draw strength. It will not simply fold under Western values and institutions.
— Dani Rodrik
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The Chinese and their government are wedded to a different conception of society and polity: community-based rather than individualist, state-centric rather than liberal, authoritarian rather than democratic. China has 2,000 years of history as a distinct civilization from which to draw strength. It will not simply fold under Western values and institutions." in the context of "Will China Rule the World?" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Dani Rodrik
Dani Rodrik (born August 14, 1957 in İstanbul) is a prominent Turkish economist and Rafiq Hariri Professor of International Political Economy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, teaching in the School's MPA/ID Program.
About Dani Rodrik
Dani Rodrik (born August 14, 1957 in İstanbul) is a prominent Turkish economist and Rafiq Hariri Professor of International Political Economy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, teaching in the School's MPA/ID Program.
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