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China and Chaos

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John E. Coulter illustrates how economic development theory assumes a natural surrounding that is free to take from and dump into. As the last player on the planet to promote a development on a massive scale, China finds the surroundings constrained. A new approach, drawing on Chinese traditional ideas of nature, and some of the building blocks of modern science, may present a better understanding for harmonizing economic development and environmental conservation.

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  1. China Agricultural University, P.R. China

    John E Coulter

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Coulter, J. China and Chaos. Development 45, 70–75 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.development.1110382

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