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In an interview with Managing Editor Loretta Kim HAQ, Economy discusses the nature of Chinas environmental problems, as well as Graduate School of Arts and Sciences the attempts by the government, NGOs and the general populace to address these problems. She also addresses the actions of foreign investors and international Production Editor Wai-Yin Alice Yu institutions, as well as Chinas role in regional and international efforts for environmental Harvard Law School protection. Web Editor Giro Cavallo Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Area Editors Jongsoo Lee, Central Asia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences 11 The Role of International Support for Civil Society Manjari Miller, China Organizations in China Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Loretta Kim, Korea Julia Greenwood Bentley Graduate School of Arts and Sciences The growth of civil society, regarded by many in the West as a prerequisite for democracy Leif-Eric Easley, Japan and grassroots political pluralism, is a key dimension of modernization. After an Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Holly Gayley, South Asia overview of the emerging civil society and civil society organizations (CSOs) in China, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Bentley suggests ways in which the international community can play a positive role in Andy Eng, Southeast Asia the CSOs development. Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Events Editor Thomas Tso Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Associate Editors 21 The Myths and Realities of Chinas Population Harvard Law School Jennifer Chien Program Richa Gulati Joan Kaufman Kyle Hollingsworth Despite the bad reputation of Chinas family planning program, Kaufman argues that Haifeng Huang Yen Nguyen the Chinese government has been making serious efforts to improve the programs Matthew Peckosh approach. Concerned that conservative religious groups in the US have been Kelly Yang successfully using the Chinese case to lobby for restrictions on US funding for family Graduate School of Arts and Sciences planning worldwide, Kaufman urges a re-evaluation of Chinas reputation and calls on Damon Clark Danny Liang-Yee Ooi the Bush administration to support Chinas efforts. Karen May-Shen Teoh Graduate School of Education Eng Giat Yong 26 The BJP, the RSS Family and Globalization in India Ashok Malik How do Hindu nationalists relate to globalization? Malik analyzes the complex and often paradoxical attitudes towards globalization within the family of Hindu national- ist organizations in India. Malik suggests that globalization is not perceived as a threat to Indian cultural products, despite sporadic publicity stunts that might suggest other- wise. Instead, he focuses on the diverse political responses by these groups to eco- nomic liberalization, including the opening of India to foreign investment since 1991. Harvard Asia Quarterly 2 Winter 2003 Volume VII, No. 1 Winter 2003 HARVARD ASIA QUARTERLY is a publication affiliated with the Harvard Asia Center. HAQ was established in 1997 by members of the Harvard Asia Law Society in conjunction with students from other graduate and professional programs at Harvard University as an inter- disciplinary journal of contemporary Asian af- fairs. 33 Clashing Ethnicity, Religiosity and Modernity LETTERS HAQ welcomes readers letters and com- Among Muslims in Gujarat ments. HAQ reserves the right to edit corre- Shahid Refai spondence for length or format, and the right After examining the rhetoric against modernity in fundamentalist Islam, Refai turns to decline publication. Letters should be ad- dressed to the editor and submitted to the to Sufi liberalism, historically more diffuse and widespread in India. He argues that address below, or sent to: [email protected] even though sectarian autonomy among decentralized Sufi communities has led to economic progress, the growing influence of Islamic fundamentalism and Hindu SUBMISSIONS nationalism leaves little room for moderate religious communities and a secularism HAQ invites the submission of articles and essays to be considered for publication. Sub- necessary for modernization. Refai concentrates his analysis on the state of Gujarat, missions should address matters of contem- the site of tragic violence between Hindus and Muslims in 2002. porary concern in Asia. Submissions should be delivered in electronic form via email. All submitted materials become the property of HAQ. HAQ reserves the right to reject sub- missions and to edit materials for length, for- mat and content. To receive HAQ Editorial Guidelines, submissions schedules, or addi- 38 Interview with Hans-Dieter Evers tional information, please contact HAQ at the Knowledge Society and the Modernization of Southeast Asia address below, or visit our website at www.haqonline.org. Electronic submissions or HAQ Staff inquiries should be sent to: [email protected] The emergence of knowledge societies fueled by the information revolution represents a major new element in the transformation of the post-industrial world SUBSCRIPTIONS economy. As Southeast Asia mulls over strategies for success in this new age of Annual subscriptions to HAQ are available at a rate of $28.00 (individual subscribers) and knowledge-intensive growth and development, Evers evaluates the regions $35.00 (institutional subscribers) for four is- prospects for producing successful knowledge societies. sues delivered in the United States and $45.00 for deliveries elsewhere. For more informa- tion, please contact HAQ or your academic periodical subscription service. Subscriptions are available online at our website: www.haqonline.org 43 Modern Regression: Central Asian Markets, Democracy and Spoils Systems Please address all correspondence to: Eric W. Sievers Harvard Asia Quarterly Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the newly independent republics of Central c/o Harvard Asia Center 1737 Cambridge Street Asia have been undergoing wrenching changes fundamentally affecting the lives Cambridge, MA 02138 of their citizens. Describing in detail the many failures of this transition that have USA derailed the Central Asians initial expectations of a bright and prosperous future Fax: (617) 495-9976 under capitalist democracy, Sievers offers his assessment of what went wrong. www.haqonline.org email: [email protected] Credits: Cover Design: Wai-Yin Alice Yu Photo credits: Wai-Yin Alice Yu (cover); Elizabeth Economy (p.5); Julia Greenwood Bentley (p.12, 16, 17, 18); Joan Kaufman (p.22, 23). No material appearing in this publication may be reproduced without the permission of the publisher. The opinions expressed in this pub- lication are those of the contributors and are not necessarily shared by the editors or pub- lishers. All statements of fact and opinion represent the work of the author, who remains solely responsible for the content. All edito- rial rights reserved. Copyright © 2003 by the President and Fel- lows of Harvard College. (ISSN 1522-4147). Harvard Asia Quarterly Winter 2003 3 INTERVIEW WITH ELIZABETH ECONOMY CHINAS DEVELOPMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENT BY HAQ STAFF HAQ: What is the state of Chinas environment today? For example, it is estimated that China will surpass the US in annual emissions of carbon dioxide within a decade and, in a few decades, in total cumulative emis- Elizabeth Economy is C.V. Starr Senior Fellow sions of carbon dioxide since the Industrial Revolution. Could you give us and Director, Asia Studies, at the Council on Foreign Relations. She has written extensively a few figures and statistics illustrating the nature of the problem? on Chinese domestic and foreign policy. Her publications