China's Urban Policies: dilemmas facing the world's largest urban population

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Channel: LSE · 2014 · Education

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Speaker: Professor Vernon Henderson 
Chair: Professor Henry Overman

Recorded on 6 March 2014 in Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House.

With the majority of its population now urban dwellers, China faces a unique set of challenges. Vernon Henderson examines the policy options as Chinese cities continue to grow. 

Vernon Henderson is a leading expert in urbanisation of developing countries and School Professor of Economic Geography at LSE.

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