Social justice is of fundamental significance to the existence and sustainable development of any political society. Social justice describes the fair distribution of goods, services, rights, and duties. Social justice does not imply absolute equality but demands that each person receive the same basic rights and unobstructed access to economic and political resources, not mediated by gender, ethnicity, level of education, economic status, or other demographic characteristics (Jimenez, 2010). China and the United States vary a great deal in culture and values. For example, collectivist China versus individualist United States, humility over self-promotion, heirachy versus authority, etc. Although, economic systems are different, the ultimate
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Whereas the United States practices free enterprise but with some
DEFINING SOCIAL JUSTICE 3 governmental roles and consists of much private, public and international interactions. The Chinese economy is a collection of many regional economies with the rural and urban population at a large imbalance. China has the largest world population at 1.35 trillion and labor force of 795.4 million. However, faces a declining population of young workers due to their infamous
One-Child Policy. Presently, State-owned enterprises (SOEs) dominates China’s economy which accounts for 46 percent of its industrial output (“World, 2013). The US is the third largest country in population, the world’s largest in economy and also practices a flexible market-oriented …show more content…
Nevertheless, by combating social injustice, the hope is that the state moves closer to equality but also restrains possible chaos and anarchy. Other acts of change with huge potential to create more social justice would be loosening controls on lending and deposit rates, increasing spending on education and low-cost housing. In my opinion, any changes attempted to create balance in a structure is initiating the move in the right direction for positive reform. Remaining rigid and inflexible or turning a blind eye to a state or nation-wide problem will only perpetuate a bigger issue. Raising the living standard of the poorest Chinese is not only important for each individual struggling to get food on the table, it is also important for the country as a
Whereas the United States practices free enterprise but with some
DEFINING SOCIAL JUSTICE 3 governmental roles and consists of much private, public and international interactions. The Chinese economy is a collection of many regional economies with the rural and urban population at a large imbalance. China has the largest world population at 1.35 trillion and labor force of 795.4 million. However, faces a declining population of young workers due to their infamous
One-Child Policy. Presently, State-owned enterprises (SOEs) dominates China’s economy which accounts for 46 percent of its industrial output (“World, 2013). The US is the third largest country in population, the world’s largest in economy and also practices a flexible market-oriented …show more content…
Nevertheless, by combating social injustice, the hope is that the state moves closer to equality but also restrains possible chaos and anarchy. Other acts of change with huge potential to create more social justice would be loosening controls on lending and deposit rates, increasing spending on education and low-cost housing. In my opinion, any changes attempted to create balance in a structure is initiating the move in the right direction for positive reform. Remaining rigid and inflexible or turning a blind eye to a state or nation-wide problem will only perpetuate a bigger issue. Raising the living standard of the poorest Chinese is not only important for each individual struggling to get food on the table, it is also important for the country as a