"One key lesson is that complex authoritarian systems such as China are less nimble than they seem at first sight," writes Wallace, associate professor of government in the College of Arts & Sciences. "Numeric targets allow the central leadership to influence their underlings — but at the expense of giving them tunnel vision and the incentive to fudge the figures when they can."
Simon Wheeler
Pianist Alexander Melnikov performs on three instruments from the Cornell Center for Historical Keyboards during a 2024 concert in Barnes Hall.
