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Qin Hui interview from Southern Metropolis Weekly: social justice and the urban poor in China

These are some excerpts that I translated from the original article in Chinese. 人物周刊:现在有一个现象,就是在城郊结合部农村集体所有制的土地上,建起了很多村民建的房,一租30年,相当于商品房。许多城里人因为买不起城里的房子,会向那边流动,把外来务工者可以租住的农民房的价格又抬高了。 秦晖:对,这个是国际上贫民住房的一个非常重要的问题。实际上政府也没有驱赶穷人,但是贫民区住的人多,价格抬高,穷人住不起就都走掉了。这是市场经济带来的问题,我觉得还是要靠国家福利来解决。 NFZK: Recently there’s been a phenomenon of city people moving outwards towards the countryside, living in homes that were intended for migrant workers and peasants, … Continue reading

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