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As discussed earlier, a risk society is the product of a narrowly economic development plan adopted by an irresponsible and short-sighted government, the disaster of which is interwoven with cultural and institutional realities. When development is not conceived from a holistic and comprehensive perspective, people suffer from the resulting ineffective social management (Beck, 1994; Mok and Chow, 1997). Upon deeper reflection on the essence of development, sociologists and economists have begun to accept the fact that economic growth is only one dimension of development and that attention must be given to whether people really experience a substantial improvement in life quality (Smith, 1994; Elliott, 1994). In essence, economic growth must march hand in hand with social development and the enhancement of human quality of life.
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Mok, Kh. (2000). Economic Growth and People’s Livelihood. In: Social and Political Development in Post-Reform China. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230286436_2
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