China's Great Urbanization (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Yongnian, Zheng; Tong, Sarah; Litao, Zhao

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines a wide range of issues connected to China's urbanization. It considers the many problems which have come with rapid urbanization, including urban housing problems, difficulties affecting rural migrants in urban areas, and a lack of social protection. It examines areas of current reform, including land reform, shanty town renewal and moves to address environmental problems. It explores governance issues, and throughout assesses how urbanization in China is likely to develop in future.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 294
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Oktober 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317373476
• Artikelnr.: 46757910

Autorenporträt

Zheng Yongnian is Professor and Director of the East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore. Zhao Litao is a Senior Research Fellow at the East Asian institute, National University of Singapore. Sarah Y. Tong is a Senior Research Fellow at the East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Part I Development Policies and Industrial Development 1.
Urbanization as a new engine for future growth 2. Urbanization and
urban-rural consumption divide Part II Social development in China's
urbanization 3. Making housing affordable in an urbanizing China 4.
Re-assessing informal migration and urbanization in China 5. Social
programs for urban working class in China: unemployment insurance and
minimum livelihood guarantee scheme Part III Land and rural development 6.
The issue of land in China's transition and urbanization 7. Urbanization
and emerging urban land use patterns 8. Rural land consolidation in China
9. Rural migration and rural development 10. Why is a free and competitive
land market indispensable for China to resolve the rural-urban duality
through endogenous urbanization? Part IV Urban planning and governance 11.
Assessing China's Shantytown regeneration program 12. Exploring the vision
and strategy of intelligent cities in 13. Awakening environment
consciousness challenging municipal governance