Detail Pedalling Prosperity   Oleh:  [s.n] Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 403 no. 8786 (May 2012), page S3-S5. Topik: Bicycles; Social Conditions & Trends; Economic Development; Public Policy Ketersediaan Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: EE29.72 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada     Lihat Detail Induk Isi artikel The bicycle has become symbolic of China. The "bicycle kingdom" had more two-wheelers than any other country on Earth. Many of those bikes have since been replaced by cars--one obvious sign of China's rapid development. But even today the bicycle looms large in the battle for China's soul. For China's fast-diminishing population of poor people, bikes remain an important beast of burden, piled high with recycled junk. For China's fast-expanding population of city slickers, the bicycle represents everything they want to leave behind. "I'd rather cry in the back of your BMW than laugh on the back of your bicycle," as China's material girls say. Some dreamers in government see a return to the bike as an answer to China's growing problems of prosperity--pollution, traffic and flab. The country's National Development and Reform Commission wants government officials to cycle to work one day a week, though only if the distance is less than 3km. Even if it is a fading symbol of Chinese society, the bicycle remains a tempting metaphor for its economy. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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