POL SCI 140L Lecture Notes - Lecture 35: National Ambient Air Quality Standards, Hukou System, High Tech
19 Apr 2018
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Hukou system: people stuck in the countryside, couldn"t migrate to cities for better jobs. Recruitment into the party was about political loyalty, not actual skills. 700 million citizens connected to the internet. (though under xi, efforts to reduce accessibility to internet) In 1980: (lower than chad and bangladesh) Most millionaires, 2nd most billionaires, biggest gdp. Ranked 89th in per capita income in 2014. Fewer than 5 of china"s 200+ big cities are suitable according to who air quality standards. Further urbanization requires government provision of public goods. Underfinanced and subject to dislocation of landgrabs. Breslauer thinks this this is not revolutionary, but a ritualization of protests.
