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Asian cities face severe housing shortages as urbanisation accelerates, with over half of the world's slum dwellers living in Asia and affordable homes scarce.
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A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist

And why Shanghai and Tokyo are not

Voters in rich countries are angry about prices. Politicians could make things worse

The wealthiest neighbourhoods are defying suburbanisation

That doesn’t diminish its political power

Tight regulation is largely to blame