The new China: Big brother, brave new world or harmonious society?

Journal of Futures Studies

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 15-40

  Anthony, Marcus ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^b Harbour Plaza Resort City ^*  (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Accountability; Corruption; Democracy; Development; Dystopia; Environment; Globalisation; Harmonious society; Healing; Hedonism; Human rights; Materialism; Mythology; Nationalism; Totalitarianism; Utopia

Indexed keywords

EID: 36448990846     PISSN: 10276084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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