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Confronting the Challenges of Urbanization in China: Insights from Social Science Perspectives book cover

1st Edition

Confronting the Challenges of Urbanization in China Insights from Social Science Perspectives

Edited By Zai Liang, Steven F. Messner, Youqin Huang, Cheng Chen Copyright 2017
240 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

240 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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Since the late 1970s, China has experienced an unprecedented pace of urbanization. In 1978, only 17.8% of the population resided in urban areas, but by 2013 the level of urbanization had reached 53.8%. During the same period, China also enjoyed spectacular economic growth. China had become the second largest economy in the world by 2012, just behind the United States. Despite China’s highly... Read more

Introduction





Part I: New Patterns of Urbanization and Challenges





1.  The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Analysis of Comprehensive Urbanization Level in Fujian Province of China



2. . Reborn from the Ruins: Urbanization by State Plan



3.  Municipal Solid Waste and Environmental Equity in China—A Case Study in South Anhui Province

Part II: Migrant Adaptation in Chinese Cities



4.  Internal Migrants’ Self-Employment in China: Personal Capital and Market Payoffs



5.  Rural Migrants’ Intention to Stay in Cities – A Case Study of the Pearl River Delta



6.  Urban Residents’ Attitudes toward Migrant Workers: General Assessment and the Role of Social Participation



7. Out of Africa: New Patterns of Settlement for African Immigrants in China





Part III: Urban Housing and Health



8. Political Economy of State-led Urban Entrepreneurialism: the Case of Affordable Housing Regimes in China



9. Housing and Stratum Identification in Shanghai



10. A Crisis of Trust: A Case Study of Doctor-Patient Relationship in Guangzhou



11.  Breast Cancer and Social Support: The Case of Women in Foshan, China



12.  Mental Health Status of Migrant Workers in China: The Roles of Working Conditions, Residential Environment, and Victimization

Biography

Zai Liang is Professor of Sociology and co-director of Urban China Research Network at the University at Albany, USA. 





Steven F. Messner is Distinguished Teaching Professor of Sociology at the University at Albany, USA. 









Youqin Huang is Associate Professor of Geography at the University at Albany, USA. 





Cheng Chen is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University at Albany, USA. 

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