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Except that here it's kind of frightening to see the quality standards that are being followed (or rather: not followed) when putting up all of this housing, es
by Macuyiko 9y ago
Except that here it's kind of frightening to see the quality standards that are being followed (or rather: not followed) when putting up all of this housing, especially in non tier one areas. Housing gets build. Stays empty. After a few years look likes it's ready to be bulldozed and reconstructed from scratch again. In most cases, this is indeed exactly what happens, but it's hard to see any long term benefit from this sort of approach once the economy slows down.
- fspeech 9y agoIf one sees a shanty town in the developing world one may wonder who would want to live there. What one does not see is what the conditions were before people moved into the shanty town. China actually completed rural electrification (and road coverage, cellular coverage etc) but still just having running water and indoor plumbing is a positive change for many.