Slums were not uncommon in Chinese cities a few decades ago, from the precarious working class districts of 1930s Shanghai to the shanty towns of British-occupied Hong Kong in the 1950s onwards. How did China manage to develop in a way that decreased mass housing precarity? What are the structural reasons behind it?
It feels like apartheid too. The boundaries keep the “filthy poors” outside but since their labour is required by the residents, they can get in via security checkpoints.
It feels like apartheid too. The boundaries keep the “filthy poors” outside but since their labour is required by the residents, they can get in via security checkpoints.