Chinas extraordinary economic boom since the late 1970s has been accompanied by massive urbanization, with the proportion of the population living in cities rising from 18% in 1978 to 54% in 2014. Currently the Chinese government has amongst its objectives the target to increase this to 60% by 2020, and also to improve the quality of Chinas cities. This book examines a wide range of issues connected to Chinas 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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| Introduction |
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PART I Development policies and industrial development |
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1 Urbanization as a new engine for future growth |
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2 Urbanization and the urban-rural consumption divide |
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PART II Social development in China's urbanization |
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3 Making housing affordable in an urbanizing China |
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4 Reassessing informal migration and urbanization in China |
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5 Social programs for the urban working class in China: unemployment insurance and the minimum livelihood guarantee scheme |
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PART III Land and rural development |
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6 The issue of land in China's transition and urbanization |
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7 Urbanization and emerging urban land use patterns |
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8 Rural land consolidation in China |
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9 Rural migration and rural development: ease studies in eastern, central and western China |
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10 A Free and Competitive Land Market Indispensable to Resolving the Rural-Urban Duality |
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PART IV Urban planning and governance |
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11 Assessing China's Shantytown Regeneration Programme: a collaborative approach for land regeneration? |
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12 Exploring the vision and strategy of intelligent cities in China |
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13 Awakening environmental consciousness challenging municipal governance |
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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.
