He gives them 200 dollars as compensation for the death.Ĭhina’s “reform and opening” (their shorthand for the market reforms instituted since the early 1980s) has likewise been a mixed experience when viewed in any but the narrowest economic terms. The next day, a man from the factory where their only son works comes to the door and informs them that their son has been caught in machinery and killed. The father wishes for 200 dollars and his wish is granted, but not in the way he expected. The story tells of a poor but happy family that comes into possession of a magical charm, the monkey’s paw, which will grant them three wishes. Jacobs’ classic, spooky short story of the same name. ![]() ![]() Joe won a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting on the growing gap between rich and poor in China, but I think some of his best work was a recent series of reports on the environmental cost of China’s Rise.Ī longer piece on the same topic by Jacques Leslie (which quotes yours truly) is the cover story in the current edition of Mother Jones.įor China, the neoliberal growth model adopted over the past quarter-century has been like the Monkey’s Paw in W.W. I have known Joe since the early 1990s, and China’s loss is my gain, since his couch will now be added to my list of free places to stay in Manhattan. The occasion was the departure of Joseph Kahn, the New York Times bureau chief (and Irish citizen), who is moving to New York to work as Deputy Foreign Editor for the paper. Last night I had dinner at the Irish Embassy in Beijing.
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