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Lessons from the world's most thriving megacity

Lessons from the world's most thriving megacity

Update: 2025-12-02
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Forty years ago, Shenzhen, China, was little more than a cluster of villages, home to a few hundred thousand people. Today, it holds roughly 20 million residents and ranks among the world’s fastest-growing megacities. Yet, unlike other urban centers that have ballooned at similar speeds — Mumbai or Lagos, for example — Shenzhen has largely sidestepped the air pollution, overcrowding and failing infrastructure that often accompany rapid expansion. The World's Jeremy Siegel visited Shenzhen and breaks down how that was accomplished.

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Lessons from the world's most thriving megacity

Lessons from the world's most thriving megacity

Jeremy Siegel