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| Document Type: | General |
| Publish Date: | 17/11/2014 |
| Primary Author: | Douglas Webster, Cai Jianming, Deng Yu; Andrew Gulbrandson |
| Edited By: | Suneela Farooqi |
| Published By: | Asia-Pacific Housing Journal |
China’s cities lack conventional slums and informal squatter areas associated with most developing cities, a substantial achievement. Although considerable substandard housing does exist (typically decaying walk-up apartment blocks), urban homelessness is rare. Yet housing affordability, particularly for the young, in major cities, is a pressing and potentially destabilizing societal issue.