William Antholis
Managing Director, Brookings Institution
William Antholis is Managing Director of the Brookings Institution and the author of Inside Out, India and China.
Apr 29, 2014
Among the most significant developments driving China’s economic growth and rising living standards is the shift from a rural, agricultural society to a modern, urban one. With almost 700 million Chinese – more than half of the population – already living in cities, the centrality of urbanization to China’s future is indisputable. But exactly how the trend will develop remains far from certain.