Opinion Asia  Explaining China's Corruption Paradox  Rising
graft is undermining growth, even if the nominal growth rate is
still high.  June 11, 2012 12:24 p.m. ET  Until the recent
political scandals and economic slowdown took some of the gloss
off the so-called "China Model," the idea that the Middle
Kingdom was able to break the rules of economic development and
still thrive held enormous appeal. The coexistence of endemic
corruption and rapid economic growth in the post-Mao era is
perhaps the most striking aspect of Chinese exceptionalism.
Andrew Wedeman's "Double Paradox" attempts to explain the
mystery of how sustained, rapid economic growth is possible
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