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Urbanisation in China is based on extensive original research and fieldwork and outlines the pre-communist legacy, while tracing population changes and urban growth throughout the communist period.

List of contents

List of Figures List of Tables Preface 1. China and Anti-Urbanism 2. Measures to Restrain Urban Population in the People’s Republic of China 3. The Definition of Urban Population in the People’s Republic of China 4. The PRC: A Series for Urban Population Growth, 1949-82 5. China’s Urban Population and its Changing Distribution 6. Urban Conditions in the Aftermath of the Mao Era – the Case of Housing 7. Modernisation of Agriculture and the Impact on the Agricultural Labour Force 8. Prospects for Future Urbanisation: Debates and Policies 9. Afterword Appendices Glossary Bibliography Index

About the author

Richard J R Kirkby

Summary

Originally published in 1985, Urbanisation in China is based on extensive original research and fieldwork, considers the whole problem of urbanisation in China. Starting with an outline of the pre-communist legacy, the author traces population changes and urban growth throughout the communist period, assesses policies aimed at restricting urban growth and contrasts the reality of urban China with the image the authorities have tried to project. The policy changes that occurred following the death of Mao are analysed and concludes with a consideration of likely developments up to the end of the century.

Product details

• Authors: Richard J R Kirkby, Richard J. R. Kirkby
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9780815399261
• ISBN: 978-0-8153-9926-1
• No. of pages: 308
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Urban History; Routledge Library Editions: Urban History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; China, Sociology, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, HISTORY / General, Economic history, Social issues & processes, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Asian History, urban economics, Human Geography, Urban communities, Industrialisation & Industrial History, Industrialisation and industrial history