That said, some internship listings specify that they do not pay, and instead offer college credit, like positions at Urban Outfitters and BAE Systems.

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The Credit Suisse report indicates that wages in urban China will increase 19% annually from 2011 through 2015, and private consumption may climb to 42% of GDP in 2015, up from the current 36%.

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Better-run urban collectives are finding it hard to get new credit: a mere 17% of bank loans goes to the collective sector, according to Clear Thinking, a Beijing consultancy, while state companies hog the rest.

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The mighty Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan had its head office in Otemachi on an urban site that overshadowed the Masakado shrine.

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The most successful example of this case in recent years is the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), the 1986 provision to the federal tax code that sparked a revolution in urban redevelopment and resulted in an upsurge of new organizations and activities to promote the development of low-income housing.

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