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Shanghai sets population at 25 million

Geoff Riley

26th December 2017

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In a bid to avoid so-called "big city disease", the Guardian reports that China’s financial hub of Shanghai will limit its population to 25 million people by 2035.

To put this into a little perspective, by contrast Australia has a total population of 24 million.

China's Shanghai to battle 'big city disease' by limiting population to 25 million https://t.co/UITAt20PNr
— Reuters China (@ReutersChina) December 27, 2017

Zoning is a form of environmental capping and can help addressing environmental pollution, traffic congestion and a shortage of public services. But it's also important to address fairness issues and possible spillovers. #degrowth #postgrowth @bcnuej https://t.co/xWjM41MNWE
— Riccardo Mastini (@r_mastini) December 26, 2017

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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