Pension reform aside, he appears more focused on keeping a lid on social discontent ahead of 2012.
The result is that cities such as Santa Ana, which is now 70% Latino, are hotbeds of social discontent.
Concrete cancer, poor maintenance and the vandalism of social discontent have had their way - down it will come.
But the development has been uneven, leading to a widening wealth gap, environmental challenges and rumbling social discontent over inequality and corruption.
With the economy declining and social discontent rising, a stand-off with the West might be tempting for Mr Putin's cabal but ruinous for most Russians.
The likely products domestic malaise, surging emigration and rampant social discontent could soon revive yearnings for precisely the type of strong central control that Egyptians have just rejected.
To contain social discontent, the Kremlin puts heavy pressure on regional governments and firms not to lay off people or close plants, even if they are dinosaurs.
Social discontent has prompted sporadic uprisings in recent weeks.
One politician who might be well-placed to ride a wave of social discontent is Viktor Yanukovich, leader of the Party of the Regions, who draws his support mainly from the Russian-speaking south-east.
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The hesitation of Prime Minister Rajoy to request intervention clearly aided the decision to downgrade, his continued delay risks increasing the possibility of unrest and social discontent as we saw in Greece.
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The CMD has pledged to pursue its campaign and their continued public action is likely to fuel actions from other community and labour groups, which, if not properly addressed, could result in significant social discontent and unrest.
Hong Kong's South China Morning Post says Mr Wen's image has been tarnished by the New York Times allegations and "leaves a mixed legacy" of impressive economic advances, successful healthcare and rural policies, but also corruption, wealth disparity and social discontent.
But this only fanned the flames of discontent among Social Democratic supporters, who worry that the nuclear phase-out will simply make electricity costlier and jobs even scarcer.
All these measures are intended to address the root problems of public discontent and help maintain social stability.
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Now she found apathy: the slight loosening of social strictures had eased middle-class discontent, but after the failure of the reformists few bothered to vote.
It also showed that discontent with the Kremlin was spreading across all social spheres.
Trying to tap into popular discontent, especially among the squeezed middle class, Labour has focussed its campaign almost exclusively on social and economic reform.
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