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1、SocialhousinginChinaNowayhomeGivingtheurbanpooraplacetocallhomeOct15th2011
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3、fromtheprinteditionIFTHEREisonethingthatannoysthemanontheBeijingomnibus,itisthecostofhousinginChina’scities.Byunofficialestimates,theaveragepriceofaflatinthecapitalhasrisenbetweenfiveandten-foldinthepast
4、decade.SoLiKeqiang,whoislikelytobecomeChina’snextprimeminister,istryingtoshowhismettlebysortingouttheproblem.Underhisdirection,localgovernmentshaveembarkedonacampaigntobuildunprecedentedquantitiesofsocialhousingfortheurbanpoor.Officialshavebeenclaimingaspectacularsuccess,butpersuadingc
5、itizenstosharetheirjoyisprovinganothermatter.PressurefromMrLilooks,onthesurface,tobepayingoff.Officialstatisticssuggestthatinrecentweeks,localgovernments(notnormallyknownfortheirenthusiasmforspendingmoneyonthepoor)havebeenracingtomeettheirquotasfortheyear.OnOctober10ththecentralgovernm
6、entdeclaredthatatargetofstartingworkon10msocial-housingunitsthisyearwas98%complete.InSeptemberalone,workbeganon1.2munits—morethantwicethenumberofprivatehomesAmericabeganbuildinglastyear.Thecentralgovernmentisnotjusttryingtowoothepoor.Italsoseestheprojectasawayofpeppinguptheeconomyatati
7、meofglobalgloom.Thisyear’stargetrepresentsa70%increaseintheconstructionofsocialhousingcomparedwith2010(seechart).InMarchthegovernmentannouncedagoalofcompleting36munitsby2015.Ifthreepeopleonaverageliveinoneflat,thiswouldbetheequivalentofbuildingnewhousingforthecombinedpopulationsofBrita
8、inandPoland.Somestate-controllednewspapershave,however,beenairingscepticism.ThesurgeinconstructionhasbeencomparedbyafewcommentatorstoMaoZedong’sGreatLeapForwardofthelate1950s,whenlocalgovernmentsviedwithoneotherintheirincreasinglyimplausibleclaimsofsoaringoutput.“Thiskindoffarceisshowi
9、ngsignsofmakingacomeback”,saidacolumnistinPanyuDaily,anewspaperinthesouthernprovinceofGuangdong.InSeptemberalone,othersnoted,Guangdong’sreportedfulfilmentofitsquotafortheyearincreasedfrom66%(thecountry’slowestrate)to96%,thankstoworkstartedonanother291,000units.AnarticlepublishedbySin