Hyun Bang Shin

Making China Urban

Geographical Aspects of Development and Disparity

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Produktbeschreibung

This book provides a comprehensive account of the global, regional and urban dimensions of China's development, and the resulting socio-economic and political outcomes. Shin begins by documenting and analysing China's changing position in the world economy before turning to the development challenges that urban China faces.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Dezember 2027
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 174mm
• ISBN-13: 9780415747134
• ISBN-10: 0415747139
• Artikelnr.: 43154352

Autorenporträt

Hyun Bang Shin is Senior Lecturer in Geography and Urban Studies at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: China's Transition and the Urban Age
1. China's Rise in Global Capitalism and Developmental Challenges
2. Uneven Development and Regional Disparities
3. Governing China and the Role of the State
4. Speculative Urbanism: Land and Housing Development
5. Suburban China: Urban Peripheries and Informality
6. Spectacular Urbanism and Chinese Cities
7. Nation of Chai: Neighbourhood Changes and Displacement
8. Inequality and the New Urban Poor
9. China on the Move: Migrants, Hukou and Local Citizenship
10. Civil Society, Public Participation and Rights Activism