Articles by Paul Clifford

About Paul Clifford

Dr. Paul Clifford has spent over 30 years working in banking, strategy consulting and high tech. For 18 years he was based in China. He was educated at London and Peking Universities and has a Ph.D in Chinese modern history. His first visit to China was in 1973. He is fluent in Chinese.

Challenges faced by China in its effort to achieve sustainable urbanization

Challenges faced by China in its effort to achieve sustainable urbanization

by | Apr 23, 2013 | Smart Cities | 0 Comments

Talking to Chinese economists and leaders of state-owned and private Chinese firms since the recent change in the Chinese leadership, I have been struck by an almost complete consensus that despite continued growth over recent years, it has been a “lost 10 years” in...