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We present quantum Monte Carlo results for a square-lattice model with a standard nearest-neighbor coupling and a four-spin ring exchange term . Increasing , we find that the ground state spin stiffness vanishes at a critical point at which a spin gap opens and a striped bond-plaquette order emerges. At still higher , this phase becomes unstable and the system develops a staggered magnetization. We discuss the quantum phase transitions between these phases.