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The Great Firewall of China
We don't want them to be able to communicate too well, or drive to the capital in their cars when they're unhappy. We sort of see more provision of public goods than we might expect just under political incentives because they also improve productivity. Most even corrupt autocracies are willing to provide vaccinations and basic health care but not freedom of assembly. They pay money to stop people talking to each other. The great firewall of China and the internet policing and the fact that you have so many security officers just in case somebody does gather somewhere,. You've got to disperse that all the time.