Better investment climate nurtures harmony

From: China Daily | Date: November 13, 2006| Author: David Dollar | Copyright information

Chinese cities with good investment climates not only attract more foreign investment, they also achieve a more "harmonious society." Cities with good climates for foreign investment tend to have better environmental outcomes, such as clean air days per year and better social outcomes such as low infant mortality and low unemployment.

This is the main conclusion of a new World Bank study of investment climate in 120 Chinese cities.

The World Bank, working together with the Natio...

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