经济学人_英文阅读_020

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1、UrbanisationSomearemoreequalthanothersChina’sneedforanewurbanisationpolicyreachesacriticalpointJun1st2013

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3、Fromtheprintedition··TweetFORmanymigrantswhodonotliveinfactorydormitories,lifeinthebigcitylooksliketheneighbourhoodofShangshaEastVillage:amazeofalleysframedbyillegallyconstructedapart

4、mentbuildingsintheboomtownofShenzhen,nearHongKong.Thereareatleast200buildings,manyofthemtenstoreystall(seepicture).Theyareseparatedbyonlyametreorso,hencethename“handshakebuildings”—residentsofneighbouringblockscanreachoutfromtheirwindowsandhigh-five.ThebuildingsareChina’sfavelas:builtillegallyonco

5、llectivelyownedruralland.Rentsarecheap.Aneight-square-metre(86-square-foot)flatcostslessthan$100amonth.Theysymboliseboththesuccessofthegovernment’surbanisationpolicyandalsoitschronicfailures.Chinahasmanagedamoreorderlysystemofurbanisationthanmanydevelopingnations.Butithasdonesoonthecheap.Hundredso

6、fmillionsofmigrantsflocktobuildChina’scitiesandmanufacturethecountry’sexports.Butthecitieshavedonelittletorewardorwelcomethem,investinginsteadinpublicservicesandinfrastructurefortheirnativeresidentsonly.Ruralmigrantslivinginthehandshakebuildingsarestillsecond-classcitizens,mostofwhomhavenoaccessto

7、urbanhealthcareortothecity’shighschools.Theirhomescouldbedemolishedatanytime.Inthissection·Somearemoreequalthanothers·Drawingthebattlelines·StagedwarfareReprintsRelatedtopics·Shenzhen·Shanghai·ChinaChina’snewleadersnowsaythismustchange.Butitisunclearwhethertheyhavetheresolvetoforcethroughreforms,m

8、ostofwhicharecostlyoropposedbypowerfulinterests,orboth.LiKeqiang,thenewprimeminister,istohostanationalconferencethisyearonurbanisation.Theagendamayrevealhowreformisthereallyis.Hewillhavenoshortageofsuggestions.Anunusuallypublicdebatehasunfoldedinthink-tanks,onmicroblogsandinstatemediaabouthowChina

9、shouldimprovethewayithandlesurbanisation.Someproposethatmigrantsincitiesshould,asquicklyaspossible,begiventhesamerightstoservicesasurbandwellers.Othersinsistthatwould-bemigrantsshouldfirstbegiventherighttosellthe