After the Boom

'Development' is often spoken of as an end-in-itself, part of an inevitable march toward progress and modernity. What happens if we pause to take stock of the recent history of this development mantra--and examine who it benefits, who it excludes, and the price China and the United States pay for 'progress'?

Casey Walker Novelist, Instructor at Cooper Union in New York City via CHINA US Focus http://ift.tt/1XLPCqL