* China to help migrant workers in urbanization
China Daily: “Chinese authorities on Thursday underlined the need to help rural migrant workers become urban residents, calling it an important task for the country’s urbanization, according to its...
View Article* Migrant workers feel like outsiders in mainland cities, says survey
SCMP: “Despite spending years working in mainland cities, migrant workers still feel like outsiders and say their only sense of happiness comes from their families, a Renmin University survey has...
View Article* China faces social, financial risks in urbanization push
See also today’s reblog from China Daily Mail about the property bubble. Reuters: “China’s urbanization drive could fuel social unrest over land disputes and pose financial risks if money is thrown...
View Article* China’s Vision for a ‘New’ Urbanization
WSJ: “China watchers are all abuzz about urbanization, which is supposed to be a focus of reform. But what does the term mean? After all, China has been urbanizing for 30 years, which has meant...
View Article* China urbanization plan hits roadblock over spending fears – sources
Reuters: “China’s plan to spend $6.5 trillion on urbanization to bolster the economy is running into snags, sources close to the government said, as top leaders fear another spending binge could push...
View ArticleUrbanisation: Some are more equal than others
The Economist: “FOR many migrants who do not live in factory dormitories, life in the big city looks like the neighbourhood of Shangsha East Village: a maze of alleys framed by illegally constructed...
View ArticleChina urbanization cost could top $106 billion a year: think-tank
Reuters: “The cost of settling China’s rural workers into city life in the government’s urbanization drive could be about 650 billion yuan ($106 billion) a year, the equivalent of 5.5 percent of fiscal...
View ArticleChina pushes forward urbanizing migrant workers – Xinhua | English.news.cn
China pledged increasing efforts to help migrant workers win urbanite status, removing restrictions in towns and lowering threshold in big cities, said a national plan unveiled on Sunday. The country...
View ArticleChina Wants Its People in the Cities – Reuters
From: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-03-20/china-wants-its-people-in-the-cities Thirty-five years ago, when paramount leader Deng Xiaoping launched gaige kaifang, or “reform and opening,”...
View ArticleA $6.8 Trillion Price Tag for China’s Urbanization – Businessweek
China has finally put a price tag on its massive plan for urbanization, and it’s a big one. The cost of bringing an additional couple of hundred million people to cities over the next seven years? Some...
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