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a Plan - Joseph Stiglitz: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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• "in the past China - was going its own way !"

 

 

 

 

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• "China's leaders' had their own intentions - and did not care about how other countries - were viewing at China !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "many of the problems - China today faces !"

 

 

 

 

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• "stemmed from too much market - and too little regulations !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "more resources should be allocated - to redress the large Chinese deficiencies !"

 

 

 

 

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• "in healthcare - and education !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "here in most social market economies - the government plays !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "a leading role - and does so for good reason !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "privately-based healthcare systems - were expensive - and inefficient !"

 

 

 

 

• "the system of the USA achieved far worse outcomes - than those in European countries - which spend far less !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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• "urban areas - cities should be environmentally sustainable - which requires action !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "there should be sufficient public transport - public schools - public hospitals !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "parks - and effective zoning - among other public goods !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "one lesson that should have been learned - from the post-2008 global financial crisis !"

 

 

 

 

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• "is that markets - are not self-regulating !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "there should not be - too much deregulation !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "the end result matters - it is about the routes - that we are taking !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the challenge for its leaders is - its stage of development !"

 

 

 

 

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• "that requires the government - to raise more money !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the authorities should - boost revenue !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

• "by imposing environmental taxes - including a carbon tax !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
  

 

 

 

 

 

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• "a more comprehensive progressive - income tax !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "including capital gains - and a property tax !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the agenda - higher spending on sustainable buildings - in cities and villages !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "healthcare - education - and rural development !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

• "funded by increases in taxes - can simultaneously !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "improve the environment - and reduce inequality !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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China's Workers demand better Rights - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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• "Foxconn Technology - an electronic company - increases its workers' salaries - by as much as 25% !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "the move is the result of pressure - from the increasingly rights-conscious workers !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "and international concerns - about Foxconn's working conditions !!!!!!!!!!!! - ( 16 hours - silence - few minutes for breaks )"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "Apple - has sent an independent labour group - to investigate its suppliers - including Foxconn !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "it is high time to improve the lot of workers - in China !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

• "factories were often foreign owned - or were staffed by migrant workers !"

 

 

 

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• "but things are changing now - as the buds of independent unions - are pushing through the soil !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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China reforms 'Hukou' System - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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• "China reforms the - "hukou" system - to improve the migrant workers' rights !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "and overhauls the system - from the 1950s !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "where people's access to services - were tied to their residential status !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the plan removes the distinction - between urban - and rural residents !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "it should help migrant workers - to access services - and social welfare !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "Lu Yilong - an expert at Renmin University - says "the government should follow up - with matching reforms"  !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "in areas such as education - equality - social welfare - and city planning !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the financial crisis - World News Journal !"