urbanisation

With higher living standards, Chinese citizens will demand far more personal freedom and political accountability. The most fundamental challenge for Beijing is to govern while excluding electoral democracy

With higher living standards, Chinese citizens will demand far more personal freedom and political accountability. The most fundamental challenge for Beijing is to govern while excluding electoral democracy

We release a new set of visualisations showing how seven of our cities have grown over time, concentrating our population and encroaching on neighbouring rural land

We release a new set of visualisations showing how seven of our cities have grown over time, concentrating our population and encroaching on neighbouring rural land

Better housing, transport policies can prevent cities from becoming inequality traps, says the OECD

Better housing, transport policies can prevent cities from becoming inequality traps, says the OECD

Organisation for Migration puts Auckland ahead of London, Paris and New York, as a city with a population made up of a higher portion of people born overseas

Organisation for Migration puts Auckland ahead of London, Paris and New York, as a city with a population made up of a higher portion of people born overseas

Professor Ang looks at China’s campaign against anti-competitive behaviour and asks whether foreign firms are being targeted

Professor Ang looks at China’s campaign against anti-competitive behaviour and asks whether foreign firms are being targeted

Professor Ang shows how China's urbanisation process is creating an easier path for New Zealand companies to focus their marketing energies, avoiding being swallowed up in the mega-cities

Professor Ang shows how China's urbanisation process is creating an easier path for New Zealand companies to focus their marketing energies, avoiding being swallowed up in the mega-cities

IMF's Christine Lagarde calls for a rekindling of the Bretton Woods spirit & a financial system that serves the productive economy rather than itself

IMF's Christine Lagarde calls for a rekindling of the Bretton Woods spirit & a financial system that serves the productive economy rather than itself

The China bears are wrong says Jonathan Wu. He says their urbanisation drive will open up huge opportunities

The China bears are wrong says Jonathan Wu. He says their urbanisation drive will open up huge opportunities