A region that is the cradle of China’s economic overhauls shows how decisions made four decades ago are hobbling China’s farmers and hampering economic growth.
Tag: Rural Areas
Brazil Fails to Replace Cuban Doctors, Hurting Health Care of 28 Million
After Cuba recalled 8,517 doctors from Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, the country’s new president, told Brazilians “we can solve this problem.” So far, he has failed, with millions paying the price.
English Village Seeks a Doctor, Using a Hashtag and a Video
Residents of Mevagissey, at the southwestern tip of England, have taken to social media to try to ensure their community keeps its local health services.
Britain’s big squeeze: ‘This Is All We Can Afford’: Shrinking Lives in the English Countryside
In Cumbria, a bucolic landscape masks growing poverty and isolation. As bus lines are cut and services dry up under austerity, older people are feeling new constraints.
South Korea Dispatch: Running Out of Children, a South Korea School Enrolls Illiterate Grandmothers
As the birthrate plummets in South Korea, rural schools are emptying. To fill its classrooms, one school opened its doors to women who have for decades dreamed of learning to read.
India Elections 2019: Farmers Are Hurting and Millions Are Voting
The ruling B.J.P. party has not yet delivered the “good days” it promised to farm voters, who make up half of the electorate. In debt and despair, some wonder if anyone can.
Imran Khan Calls for Vast Anti-Poverty Plan, but Money Is Tight
The Pakistani leader envisions the foundation of a welfare state. But he has not yet come close to turning the country’s debt crisis around to pay for it.
Homes Lost and Lives Trampled, Rural Afghans Urgently Want Peace
Desperate for any sort of truce, many of those displaced by fighting already lack the basic rights that urban elites fear will be lost in a deal with the Taliban.
Hong Kong Dispatch: A Rural Patch of Hong Kong Where Rare Birds Sing and Developers Circle
A bucolic corner of Hong Kong attracts bird-watchers and bicyclists eager to escape the crowds. But the area is increasingly attractive to developers.
Scandals Catch Up to Private Chinese Hospitals, After Fortunes Are Made
The Putian network of 8,000 facilities, which expanded rapidly with little government oversight, is facing national outrage and scrutiny over a death and fraud allegations.