March 2009
Urbanization: Cities Un-beautiful
By 2030, China’s cities will house a billion people. What will their lives be like?
Also in this issue:
- Anne-Marie Brady argues that China’s current troubles will be a test of the country’s propaganda and crisis management skills
- Tom Orlik finds the Yangtze River Delta struggling to cope with China’s export drop
- Will Freeman wonders what makes people want to drink or invest in baijiu
- Victor Shih reviews Capitalism with Chinese Characteristics by Yasheng Huang
- Arthur Kroeber wishes Randall Peerenboom had paid more attention to China’s own critics of the country’s rulers and their way of doing things