Tumblr- "Zong Qinghou, chairman of yoghurt and drinks producer Wahaha Group, argued on Monday that it was..." September 17, 2018“Zong Qinghou, chairman of yoghurt and drinks producer Wahaha Group, argued on Monday that it was time for local governments to stop “building GDP”. “Some buildings are ripped down then built, holes are dug then filled in, all for GDP,” he told the China Development Conference. “I think the money should be left with the people instead.”” - China prepares for […]
- (via A beautiful pedestrian bridge in Vietnam) August 3, 2018(via A beautiful pedestrian bridge in Vietnam)
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Producing
a television show about the obscene wealth and luxuries of the .01%, such... March 15, 2018Producing a television show about the obscene wealth and luxuries of the .01%, such as “Million Dollar Rooms,” where it was claimed that a suite or house or whatever rented at a rate of $160,000 a week, which is pretty ludicrous (around $8 million / year if filled at that quoted rate), presumably doesn’t think too much about the political consequences of its […]
- "Zong Qinghou, chairman of yoghurt and drinks producer Wahaha Group, argued on Monday that it was..." September 17, 2018
Category Archives: India
Planning for a New Delhi
More than simply architectural, the plan is to transform vast slums into vertical apartment complexes. The difficulties India will face here are key to understanding why the PRC strictly controlled urbanization until recently. A Plan to Tame the Architectural Chaos … Continue reading
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The Yuan, or China and India
Recently issues of Chinese monetary/economic/banking policy, including some comparisons with India, have been much discussed in the blogosphere. I post links here without further comment. Brad Setser – Chindia (or maybe not) Martin Wolf – In This Brave World, Chindia’s … Continue reading
Posted in China, India, monetary policy, yuan
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