Shortage of services - education and taxes are collected locally. Push or Pull?
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Card 7
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Lower wages and higher poverty is a push factor. In 2004, how many people in rural areas were in poverty?
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130 million people who left send money home to their families, increasing their income and avoiding poverty. Which?
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It's usually the young people that migrate leaving an ageing population behind. Half of all Chinese people over 60 now lives without younger relative to look after them. You know the drill...
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The increasing population causes more pollution and environmental damage. Over 270 cities in China have no water treatment plants so sewage is dumped straight into local rivers. That's right...
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Urbanisation is being managed in China. In what year did China change its water supply system so it could cope with the increased sewage and pollution in urban areas, improving water quality and supply?
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In what year was a pilot pension scheme introduced to give retired farmers a pension every month, raising income and reducing poverty in rural areas?
