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Article: PRC to Develop Small Towns and Cities to Ease Migrant Flows into Major Center.
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- November 9, 2009
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M2 PRESSWIRE-9 November 2009-Asian Development Bank: PRC to Develop Small Towns and Cities to Ease Migrant Flows into Major Center(C)1994-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS
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MANILA, PHILIPPINES - The People's Republic of China (PRC) is moving to develop secondary towns and cities to help stem the flow of rural migrants into larger centers, which has caused a sharp urban-rural income gap and put pressure on the environment.
To support this goal, the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) Board of Directors approved a $100 million loan for a demonstration sector project targeted at key centers in Hebei Province, which has a rural poverty rate well ...