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  • China's Urban Space

    Development under market socialism

    by Terry McGee, George C.S. Lin, Mark Wang, Andrew Marton, Jiaping Wu ...
    Series series Routledge Studies on China in Transition
    China’s urban growth is unparalleled in the history of global urbanization, and will undoubtedly create huge challenges to China as it modernizes its society. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, this book presents an overview of the radical transformation of China’s urban space since the 1970s, arguing that to study the Chinese urbanization process one must recognize the distinctive political ... Read more

    $63.99 USD

  • Developing China

    Land, Politics and Social Conditions

    by George C.S. Lin ...
    Series series Routledge Contemporary China Series
    In the first systematic documentation of the pattern and processes of land development taking place in China in the last two decades George C.S Lin advocates a fresh and innovative approach that goes beyond the privatization debate to probe directly into the social and political origins of land development. He demonstrates the special and paradoxical nature of China’s land development and ... Read more

    $76.99 USD

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  • Restructuring the Chinese City

    Changing Society, Economy and Space

    by Laurence J.C. Ma, Fulong Wu ...
    A sea of change has occurred in China since the 1978 economic reforms. Bringing together the work of leading scholars specializing in urban China, this book examines what has happened to the Chinese city undergoing multiple transformations during the reform era, with an emphasis on new processes of urban formation and the consequent reconstituted urban spaces. With arguments against the ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • 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

  • China Urbanizes: Consequences, Strategies, And Policies

    by Yusuf Shahid; Saich Anthony ...
    The key challenges facing China in the next two decades derive from the ongoing process of urbanization. China's urbanization rate in 2005 was about 43%. Over the next 10-15 years, it is expected to rise to well over 50%, adding an additional 200 million mainly rural migrants to the current urban population of 560 million. How China copes with such a large migration flow will strongly influence ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • China and Globalization

    The Social, Economic and Political Transformation of Chinese Society

    by Doug Guthrie ...
    Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2009!In its quarter-century-long shift from communism to capitalism, China has transformed itself from a desperately poor nation into a country with one of the fastest-growing and largest economies in the world. Doug Guthrie examines the reforms driving the economic genesis in this compact and highly readable introduction to contemporary China. He highlights the ... Read more

    $87.99 USD

  • International Aid and China's Environment

    Taming the Yellow Dragon

    by Katherine Morton ...
    Series series Routledge Studies on China in Transition
    Rapid economic growth in the world's most populous nation is leading to widespread soil erosion, desertification, deforestation and the depletion of vital natural resources. The scale and severity of environmental problems in China now threaten the economic and social foundations of its modernization.Using case studies, Morton analyzes the relationship between international and local responses to ... Read more

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  • 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

  • The China Boom

    Why China Will Not Rule the World

    by Ho-fung Hung ...
    Series series Contemporary Asia in the World
    Many thought China's rise would fundamentally remake the global order. Yet, much like other developing nations, the Chinese state now finds itself in a status quo characterized by free trade and American domination. Through a cutting-edge historical, sociological, and political analysis, Ho-fung Hung details the competing interests and economic realities that temper the dream of Chinese supremacy ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Urban Poverty, Housing and Social Change in China

    by Ya Ping Wang ...
    Series series Housing and Society Series
    Economic reform in China has resulted in a widening gap between the rich and the poor, and urban poverty has emerged as a key factor which may affect future development. This new book examines the poverty problem in relation to housing and social changes in large inland cities, and assesses the effectiveness of recent government anti-poverty policies. The book also puts the Chinese experience in ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • The State and Industry in South Korea

    The Limits of the Authoritarian State

    by Jong-Chan Rhee ...
    The economic success of East Asia is often attributed to the relationship between state and business. In The State and Industry in South Korea , Jong-Chan Rhee presents a more balanced view of Korea's `industrial miracle'. The book examines the limits of a strong authoritarian state as a vehicle for intervening in the market or for sponsoring liberal reform. In so doing the author focuses on how ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • China: Development And Governance

    by Gungwu Wang, Yongnian Zheng ...
    China has achieved significant socio-economic progress and has become a key player on the international stage after several decades of open-door and reform policy. Looking beyond China's transformation, this book focusses on the theme of governance which is widely regarded as the next most critical element to ensure that China's growth remains sustainable.Today, China is confronted with a host of ... Read more

    $34.19 USD