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Whenever people talk about failures of government to build infrastructure I can't help but look back at the brilliant Wired documentary on Shenzhen. It depicts
by thisisit 8y ago
Whenever people talk about failures of government to build infrastructure I can't help but look back at the brilliant Wired documentary on Shenzhen.
It depicts a boundary line between the city and urban village. And government had the power to relocate 150k in a snap to get the development going [1]
How many countries can actually do that? Sure, couple of hundreds of people can be moved but 100k people, I am sure that cause a riot of sorts and project shut down very quickly.
[1] https://youtu.be/SGJ5cZnoodY?t=3586 https://youtu.be/SGJ5cZnoodY?t=3586
- danzig13 8y agoThat scale would likely not be necessary in the U.S. Shenzen has a 50% larger population than New York and is like the 7-10th largest city in China.