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Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 403 no. 8791 (Jun. 2012), page S3-S5.
Topik: Cities; Geographic Profiles; History; Culture; Economic Conditions; Population; Statistical Data

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Over the past quarter-century, unprecedented numbers of foreigners have come to live, work and invest in London. The city has had an astonishing period of growth that has survived the recession in Britain and the economic crisis in Europe. London has been the centre of politics, administration, business and fun in Britain since the 11th century, but it was the Victorian age that made it great. As London produced goods, so it sucked in people. Its population grew from 1m in 1800, when it was already by far the biggest city in Europe, to 6.5m in 1900. That huge expansion spawned a massive construction boom. Most of the city's housing is Victorian, as are its great buildings. In 1939 its population hit 8.6m. London has a creative buzz that makes it feel more like New York than Paris or Rome. It may be the result of the density of art colleges or the mildly anarchic street culture, but it has been heightened by the arrival of young foreigners escaping more conventional or oppressive societies, and coming to find themselves and each other. A city that a generation ago was on the skids has become a place where the world meets to study, work, create, invent, make friends and fall in love. It is Britain's economic and cultural powerhouse. But the city's moment will, inevitably, pass.

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