China Leads the Way in Eradicating Extreme Poverty
We’re watching intense struggles taking place between the United States and China. There’s a lot under that we’re not seeing. And we see the Huawei executive, Meng Wanzhou, arrested in …
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Landscapes of Accumulation: Real Estate and the Neoliberal Imagination in Contemporary India
Over the past few decades, India has experienced a sudden and spectacular urban transformation. Gleaming business complexes encroach on fields and villages. Giant condominium communities offer gated security, indoor gyms, …
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Sikkim’s eco-tourism evolution
Sikkim, India’s first organic state, lies in the north-east region of the country. Almost half the state is under forest cover, supporting many rare and indigenous species of flora and …
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Hot water – a tale of two villages
Lapoa village: some Balinese houses retain their unique, temple-like front. The cool of collaboration or the heat of conflict – what determines the outcome in commons sharing? Rahma Ma’mun takes …
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Red and expert – an insight into studying economics in China
The drag in dragon: lectures on Chinese socialism are more mind numbing than brainwashing. China’s universities revere Western economists. But the students still battle to stay awake through lectures on …
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Open sesame: the keypad to China’s treasures
Why ker-ching! has become bleep! in China’s cities. Joshua Howey discovers the future for buying a sandwich in the street. As I stepped off the bus and onto the noisy …
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