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“chaolin gu”

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  • China’s Urbanization

    by Chaolin Gu ...
    Translated by Helin Liu, Ian G. Cook, Ben A. Gerlofs, Chong Peng ...
    This book tries to root its exploration of China’s urbanization in the very local realities of China from the perspective of urban geography and international urbanization theory. The research is of large scale, full process and boasts the feature of multidimensional and systematic thinking. In order clearly illustrate the full dimensions of China’s urbanization, each chapter presents series of ... Read more

    $143.99 USD

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  • Between Flexibility and Reliability

    Changing Planning Culture in China

    by Chiu-Yuan Wang ...
    The aim of this thesis is to provide an outline to address questions with regard to the transformation of planning in China that has occurred after the 1980s. The research is using “planning evolution” as the main research skeleton. The starting point is to investigate to what extent Chinese urban planning has developed after the opening up and other reforms under the state-led and market-driven ... Read more

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  • Understanding the Chinese Economies

    by Rongxing Guo ...
    China's economic growth has been more robust in some regions than others. In a country as large as China, examinations of regional differences can provide a viable way to learn about the economy as a whole. Rongxing Guo provides a systematic introduction to the economies of China by describing their external and internal drivers and by placing them within geopolitical and even socio-cultural ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Urban China

    by Xuefei Ren ...
    Series series China Today
    Currently there are more than 125 Chinese cities with a population exceeding one million. The unprecedented urban growth in China presents a crucial development for studies on globalization and urban transformation. This concise and engaging book examines the past trajectories, present conditions, and future prospects of Chinese urbanization, by investigating five key themes - governance, ... Read more

    $22.00 USD

  • Localized Bargaining

    The Political Economy of China's High-Speed Railway Program

    by Xiao Ma ...
    Looks at the rollout of one of the largest infrastructure programs in human history to show how local governments play a complex role. China's high-speed railway network is one of the largest infrastructure programs in human history. Despite global media coverage, we know very little about the political process that led the government to invest in the railway program and the reasons for the ... Read more

    $27.89 USD

  • Complexity, Security and Civil Society in East Asia

    Foreign Policies and the Korean Peninsula


    by Peter Hayes (Editor), Kiho Yi (Editor) ...
    Complexity, Security and Civil Society in East Asia offers the latest understanding of complex global problems including nuclear weapons, urban insecurity, energy, and climate change in the region. Detailed case studies in China, North and South Korea, and Japan demonstrate the importance of civil society and 'civic diplomacy' in reaching shared solutions to these problems in East Asia and beyond. ... Read more

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  • National Spatial Planning in China

    Theoretical Approach and Applied Practice

    by Kai Wang ...
    Series series Urban Sustainability
    This open access book conducts systematic and comprehensive research on urban spatial development problems in China from territorial perspectives, based on the scientific theory on human settlements environment. By integrating the theories of globalization, spatial planning, state intervention, and beyond, the author systematically sorts out both domestic and foreign urban spatial planning ... Read more

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  • 40 Years of China's War on Poverty

    by Xinkai Zhu, Chao Peng ...
    Translated by Yu Muhong ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    China's anti-poverty campaign has liberated hundreds of millions of citizens from absolute poverty, offering a compelling model for other developing countries around the world. This book demonstrates the path of China’s poverty alleviation and explores the approach and the theory underlying the country’s experience. The authors elucidate four important stages of poverty alleviation in China. They ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Understanding China's Urbanization

    The Great Demographic, Spatial, Economic, and Social Transformation

    by Li Zhang, Richard LeGates, Min Zhao ...
    China's urbanization is one of the great earth-changing phenomena of recent times. The way in which China continues to urbanize will have a critical impact on the world economy, global climate change, international relations and a host of other critical issues. Understanding and responding to China's urbanization is of paramount importance to everyone. This book represents a unique exploration of ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Mega-City Region Development in China

    Edited by Anthony G.O. Yeh, George C. S. Lin, Fiona F. Yang ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Urbanism and the City
    This book sheds light on the mega-city region development in China as a new form of urbanization which plays a crucial role in the economic development of the country. It examines the challenges faced by the mega-city regions and opens up avenues for debates and further research.Economic reform of 1978 has led to an unprecedented growth in the population and economic development of China. A large ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Migrant Labor in China

    by Pun Ngai ...
    Series series China Today
    Long known as the world's factory, China is the largest manufacturing economy ever seen, accounting for more than 10% of global exports. China is also, of course, home to the largest workforce on the planet, the crucial element behind its staggering economic success. But who are China�s workers who keep the machine running, and how is the labor process changing under economic reform?Pun Ngai, a ... Read more

    $19.00 USD

  • China's Economic Zones: Design, Implementation and Impact

    by Tao Yitao, Lu Zhiguo ...
    A thorough examination of the establishment and development of Chinas Special Economic Zones (SEZ). These eight SEZs marked a major milestone in China's gradual market-oriented reform process, and the developmental fluctuations of these zones offers an in-depth understanding of the complexities and difficulties of reform. They also provide critical insight into Chinas thirty years of economic and ... Read more

    $74.19 USD